1991 chevrolet caprice classic/auto accident/ airbag did not deploy.
Chevrolet Caprice no deployment problems
18 of the 605 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Caprice describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 1991
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
During frontal collision the airbag failed to deploy.*ak there were 2injuries.
During vehicle collision, drivers side air bag failed to deploy, resulting in injury to driver, driver sustained injuries to nose and eyes.
Anti- lock brakes failed, car skidded ten feet then rolled about twenty feet into the back of another car that had panic stopped. Air bag did not deploy. Bumper went under other car crushing my car to the windshield. Both cars were the same size so bumpers should be at same height. The other car is a early nineties lincoln town car.
While driving in town another vehicle ran the stop sign and the two vehicles collided. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy. Vehicle totalled.
Consumer had an accident and driver's air bag did not deploy. Driver did not sustain serious injuries, just bumps and bruises.
Consumer was in a head-on front end collision at 35mph. And the air bag did not deploy. Dealer was contacted. *ak
Consumer was driving at aprroximately 45 MPH ,made a direct head-on hit against guardrail ,vehicle then flipped over . Both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, resulting in the driver 's death , manufacturer has been notified, vehicle is considered a total loss.
Airbag did not deploy during front end crash, vehicle hit corner of 16 ft wide shed, hit telephone post. According to inspector for chrysler, no defect in airbag. Vehicle totaled. Dup of 814630, added 0n 25-feb-98.
Consumer was involved in a frontal collision and the air bag did not deploy. *ak one person was injured in accident.
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- These vehicles were shipped with both the supplemental inflatable restraint caution label and a roof rack caution label installed on the same side of the sun visor. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no.208, "occupant crash protection."
- Risk
- Consequence of non-compliance: operators could fail to notice and heed the warning labels.
- Remedy
- A new roof rack caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners will install the label or have their dealer install the label for them.
Recall number 95V215000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet Caprice no deployment
Which Chevrolet Caprice years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (6 complaints), 1992 (6 complaints) and 1993 (2 complaints).
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