Vehicle was approaching through a light at 10 miles per hour when it was involved in a front impact collision, and driver's side air bag did not deploy.
Dodge Shadow no deployment problems
23 of the 407 owner complaints about the Dodge Shadow describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 23
- worst model year
- 1994
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
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy.
Consumer was traveling about 45mph, going down a hill, and lost control of vehicle. Vehicle hit a bush and a telephone poll, and stopped on impact. Driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Dealership was aware of problem.
Was travling at about 25 MPH when crossing into a nother lane consumer rear ended another vehicle, and air bags did not deploy. Has not contacted dealer.
While driving south on 395 and travelling 45mph on wet road conditions, consumer's vehicle was struck from the rear, causing vehicle to spin out of control, and slammed backwards into a guardrail. Driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Also, driver's seat back detached from the floor, and the back of the driver's seat collapsed causing injery to consumer's back . *ak.et.
Consumer was involved in a 45 fronta.l collision in which the driver's air bag did not deploy. Please give any further details.
While driving apprx.55-65 MPH consumer swerved to avoid object in road, vehicle skidded, consumer lost control of steering, applied brakes but car continued to skid then hit head-on into a ditch bank. The air bag never deployed.
Consumer had head-on collision with another auto while trying to avoid another car and driver's air bag did not deploy.
Frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 30mph, driver's side airbag did not deploy.
During impact, the driver's side air bag did not deploy. Please describe.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- The two air bag system front impact sensors may not be secured to their mounting brackets.
- Risk
- Air bag will not deploy in a frontal collision if thefront impact sensors are not attached.
- Remedy
- Repair to assure proper attachment of front impact sensors to brackets.
Recall number 90V194000 · Recall details
Questions about the Dodge Shadow no deployment
Which Dodge Shadow years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (8 complaints), 1992 (6 complaints) and 1991 (4 complaints).
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