My son was killed when the 98 jeep wrangler lost control and flipped. The air bags did not deploy. I have noticed that this has been an issue since this vehicle was built in 1998. Many complaints since the year of 1998 and no recall or fix?
1998 Jeep Wrangler: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 265 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Wrangler describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Vehicle was involved in a rear end collision at 25-30 MPH. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Dealer / manufacturer were not notified at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
While driving it was raining and someone cut in front of consumer vehicle, causing consumer to hit the other vehicle. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy.
Vehicle was in an accident, and air bag did not deploy.
While driving consumer's daughter struck another vehicle in rear and airbag didn't go off.
Consumer had started to make a left turn when the accelerator got stuck, causing consumer to drive through a wall and hit a house . Dual airbags did not deploy at the time of impact which could have resulted in injuries.
While driving at 35 MPH another vehicle hit the consumer from the back, causing the consumer to hit the vehicle in front of her, and driver's side air bag and passenger's air bags didn't deploy.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures
- Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles
- Subject regarding airbag on - off switches
- Information on passenger's air bag on/off switch which is located on forward end of floor console, and...
- Authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Wrangler no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Jeep Wrangler?
7 of 265 owner complaints about the 1998 Jeep Wrangler (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2016.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Jeep Wrangler?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Jeep Wrangler
Airbag light 41Ball joint 11Water leak 10Seat belt 9Fire or smoke 7Grinding brakes 5Fuel gauge 5
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