1998 Honda Civic Airbags Problems

Your airbags failed to deploy when you crashed your 1998 Honda Civic into a truck at 55 mph, resulting in serious injuries including a fractured collarbone and bruising. Your vehicle was totaled in the crash. Your car was subject to a recall notice (NHTSA Campaign 20V026000) issued in October, but the manufacturer was not previously notified of this airbag failure.

You received a recall notice for your 1998 Honda Civic's airbags (recall 20V-02600) in March, but after contacting Honda multiple times over the past 6+ months, you haven't received a specific timeline for the airbag replacement. You're concerned about the safety risk of driving the vehicle while waiting for the repair and are asking NHTSA to help speed up the resolution.

Your driver's side airbag has a recall issue, and the SRS warning light is on indicating a problem with the airbag system. According to the complaint, no fix was available for this recall at the time it was filed. You should contact a Honda dealer to check if a repair or replacement is now available for your airbag system.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is subject to a Takata airbag recall (NHTSA Campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts needed to fix it aren't currently available. You've been waiting longer than a reasonable amount of time for the repair to be completed. Both the dealership and Honda manufacturer have confirmed that the necessary parts are out of stock.

Your airbag warning light came on while driving. Honda issued a recall (campaign 20V026000) for your 1998 Civic's airbags, but the replacement parts have been unavailable for an extended period. This means your airbags may not deploy properly in a crash until the recall repair is completed.

Your car was in a rear-end collision, but the airbags failed to deploy during the crash. No injuries occurred and the vehicle wasn't repaired after the incident. This is a serious safety concern since airbags are a critical crash protection system.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is subject to recall 20V-026 involving the airbags. You've been waiting to receive the recall parts needed to fix this issue. Contact your Honda dealer to follow up on the status of your recall repair.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is covered under a Takata airbag recall (NHTSA Campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts needed to fix it aren't available yet. You've been waiting longer than what seems reasonable, and a dealer confirmed the parts are still not in stock. Your airbags haven't failed, but you're unable to complete the recall until Honda supplies the necessary parts.

Your airbags deployed unexpectedly when you drove over a dip in the road, even though there was no crash. The deployment tore up your headliner (the fabric ceiling inside the car), and now your SRS warning light is on and your keyless door locks aren't working. The airbag system may need to be inspected and reset, the headliner will likely need to be replaced, and the door lock and SRS system issues will need diagnostic work.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is subject to a Takata airbag recall (NHTSA campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts needed to complete the repair aren't available yet. You've been waiting longer than reasonable for the manufacturer to supply these parts, and a dealer has confirmed the parts are still unavailable. Honda is aware of the delay, but your airbags remain unfixed until the parts arrive.

You received a recall notice for your 1998 Honda Civic's airbags, but the parts needed to fix it aren't available yet. You believe Honda has taken too long to provide these parts, and a dealer confirmed the parts are still not in stock. This leaves your airbags potentially unrepaired for an extended period.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is subject to a Takata airbag recall (NHTSA campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts needed to fix the problem aren't available yet. You've been waiting longer than seems reasonable for Honda to provide these parts. The dealership confirmed the parts remain unavailable, and you haven't experienced any airbag failure so far. The recall repair will involve replacing the defective airbag components once parts become available.

Your 1998 Honda Civic is part of a safety recall (NHTSA campaign 20V026000) involving the airbags, but the replacement part needed to complete the repair is currently unavailable. You've contacted an authorized Honda dealer who confirmed they cannot perform the recall work without the part. You're concerned that the manufacturer has taken too long to make this repair available.

You received a recall notice for your 1998 Honda Civic's airbags (NHTSA Campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts weren't available to complete the repair. You feel the manufacturer has taken too long to provide these parts for the recall work. The manufacturer is aware of your concern, and the VIN verification system confirms the parts are still not in stock.

Your 1998 Honda Civic Coupe is subject to a Takata airbag recall (NHTSA Campaign 20V026000), but the replacement parts needed to complete the repair haven't been available yet. You've been waiting longer than a reasonable amount of time for both the manufacturer and your Honda dealer to provide the recall service. The parts remain unavailable, though you haven't experienced any airbag failure.

You received a recall notice from Honda regarding your airbags. The manufacturer has identified a safety issue that needs to be addressed. You should contact your Honda dealer as soon as possible to have the airbag system inspected and repaired under the recall program at no cost to you.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD AND SMOKE ESCAPED FROM THE AIR BAGS INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 232,000.

THE IMPACT WAS AT ABOUT 37 MPH, THE IMPACT WAS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS TO OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, DISSECTED AORTA, AND WAS IN CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING AT 55 MPH A FORD FOCUS PULLED STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME TO A STOP. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 CAR LENGTH AWAY WHEN THEY DID THIS SO I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP AND COULD NOT PULL OUT AROUND THEM BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I T-BONED THIS VEHICLE DOING 55 MPH AND THEY WERE STOPPED. MY FRONT END HIT DIRECTLY ON THEIR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THEIR FRONT LEFT FENDER AND TIRE WERE BENT IN AND BOTH OF THEIR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED IN AND THE CENTER OF MY HOOD LOOKED LIKE I HIT A TREE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IF I HAD NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED THAN I WAS. WHERE ARE THE SENSORS FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT? SHOULDN'T MINE HAVE DEPLOYED? *TR

98 HONDA CIVIC DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY DOING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60-65MPH WHEN PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO SUDDEN STOPS OR POT HOLES TO HAVE CAUSED THIS; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BROADSIDE ANOTHER CAR WITH MY FRONT END. THE FRONT OF MY CAR ENDED UP BEING TOTALED AND MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED BOTH HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THERE 2 FIELD SPECIALISTS. THERE REPLY WAS MY SEAT BELT SENSOR TOLD MY AIRBAG SENSOR IT DID NOT NEED TO DEPLOY. HONDA SAID I HAD NO CASE WITH THEM. I THINK ALL I GOT IS THE RUN AROUND. I HONESTLY WANT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. ALSO TO KNOW WHY HONDA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY MAKE. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG FAILED FOR SOME REASON!! I HAVE HAD 2 PRIOR NECK SURGERIES AND RECEIVED SEVERAL INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

ON FEB. 10, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC LX ON HIGHWAY 400, JUNCTION 89, MY CAR LOST CONTROL, AND BECAUSE THERE WERE SNOW ON THE GROUND, I CANNOT STOP THE CAR, I KEEP ON PUMPING THE BRAKE, AS IF I USED THE ABS, I WOULD HAVE SLIDE DOWN TO THE VALLEY. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT ALL AND IT HIT HEAD ON THE GUARD RAIL, THE WHOLE FRONT AND ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WITH SUCH KIND OF IMPACT, THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY, BUT IT DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CAR WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND IS A TOTAL WRITE OFF. THE POLICE AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AS ONE TIME A WOMAN CAME OUT FROM A PLAZA WITHOUT LOOKING THAT IT IS ALL CLEAR, HER TRUCK HIT THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. *TR

I AM LOOKING FOR HELP. MY 98 HONDA CIVICS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I PARKED MY VEHICLE, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & BOTH AIR BAGS EXPLODED IN MY FACE! DON CARLTON HONDA IN TULSA DID LOOK AT THE CAR & STATED IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THE DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. AS I AM CONDUCTING MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE INFERIOR ALGORITHMS IS A KNOWN AIRBAG DEFECT AND THAT THEY CAN DEPLOY OR FIRE FOR NO REASON, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT BELIEVE ME. I AM OUT $3,800 ASSETT, I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME, THIS IS VERY STRESSFUL. I AM SO AFRAID THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH MY 2 YR OLD IN THE CAR! WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! HOW MANY OTHER HONDA DRIVERS ARE AT RISK? *TR THE CONSUMER STATED INCURED $188 IN TOW CHARGES AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR SUCH CHARGES. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFECT, RECALL NOTICE, AND THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE OBTAINED THROUGH KELLEY BLUE BOOK. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND I SAW A WEBSITE WERE MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

1) SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 1998. 2) VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS,NO WAY TO TELL IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. 3) DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CHECK EQUIPMENT ON SATURDAYS,UNTIL RECENTLY,WHICH MEANS EQUIPMENT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

AFTER BEING REAR ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH , THE CONSUMER STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A HORSE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *JB

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON WHEN CAR WAS IN AND OUT OF WARRANTY. WHILE CAR WAS IN WARRANTY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS RESET. I COUPLE MONTHS LATER WHEN THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE AIR BAG UNIT, AT MY EXPENSE. *LA

I OWN A 1998 HONDA CIVIC LX, AND THE SRS LIGHT ON. IT COST ME 64.00 TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IF GOES ON AGAIN THEY WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER CHIP AND WILL COST $500.00 TO $700.00 TO DO THAT. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH HONDA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS HONDA IS NOT TAKING THE BLAME FOR IT. HOW SAFE IS IT FOR ME TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH KNOWING THE AIRBAGS WON'T GO OFF? I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION DRIVING MY CAR, KNOWING THE LIGHT CAN BE SET OFF AT ANY TIME, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S CAUSING THIS? I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS RESULTED IN BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND BRUISES AND BURNS FROM THE CONTENTS IN THE AIR BAGS AND WHEN IT DEPLOYED. ALSO, AIR BAGS CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE FOUND CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP. *AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. *PH *SC

IN A SEVERE HEAD-ON CRASH THAT TOTALED MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, BODY SHOP AND OTHER WITNESSES ALONG WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT GUIDE PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE, THE CRASH FIT THE EXACT DESCRIPTION AND CRITERIA OF ONE WHERE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY. IN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (DATED OCTOBER 97 - 3 MONTHS BEFORE I LEASED THE CAR) I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VEHICLE AND CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO EITHER THIS RECALL BEING PERFORMED NOR RECEIVING NOTICE OF SAID RECALL. *JB

WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 15 MPH, RED LIGHT RUNNER MOVING AT 40+ MPH HIT THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF CAR, TURNING IT COMPLETELY AROUND CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL FRONT END DAMAGE ($5000+). DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SLIGHT INJURIES WHILE NO AIRBAG(S) DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

I WAS TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD AT 40MPH. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF ROAD. THE VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE BLOCKS AND TOTALED THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS

CONSUMER COLLIDED IN THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CAR HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35 M.P.H. FRONT END OF HONDA CIVIC WAS DEMOLISHED AND NOTHING PROTECTED DRIVER FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD EVEN WITH SEAT BELT ON HER. THIS CAR WAS FOR TEENAGER AND DEALER WAS ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE AIR BAGS. WE WERE TOLD THAT CAR WAS VERY SAFE AND EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. NOW WE KNOW THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING. DT

AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. DT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS SMASHED INTO FROM THE SIDE WHICH THEN THREW THE VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EITHER IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH IMPACT AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TOP PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUME RINVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH WHEN FRONTAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. HONDA WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ALONG WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE WERE BOTH STOPPED TURNING LEFT. UPON INPACT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD SERVE BRUSING FROM THE SEATBELT. MY FRONT SELT (DRIVER SIDE) WAS BROKEN BECOUSE THE IMPACT WAS SO HARSH.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT. ALSO, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK

WITHIN THREE TO FOUR MINUTES MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE CAR WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE RELEASE OF THE AIRBAGS. RESULTED IN BURNING OF THE FACE.

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 AN AS A RESULT OF CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT RED LIGHT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON REARVIEW MIRROR. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPED UP TO PASS HER IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, LEAVING ONLY 10 TO 15 FEET CLEAREANCE, AND THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE SOON PASSED THE CONSUMER, SHE THEN SWERVED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL, STRIKING THE CENTER GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.(ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPED UP TO PASS HER IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, LEAVING ONLY 10 TO 15 FEET CLEAREANCE, AND THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE SOON PASSED THE CONSUMER, SHE THEN SWERVED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL, STRIKING THE CENTER GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.(ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB

ONCOMING VEHICLE MADE U-TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THEM @ 30MPH. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DESPITE HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR.*AK

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A CRASH CONSUMER RAN INTO WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT IMPACT CRASH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 15-20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A ANOTHER VEHICLE .UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER HITTING HEAD-ON ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER IS CONTACTING DEALER TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR LOOK AT REASON.*AK

THIS CAR STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS SUBSTANTIAL.*AK

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITH INSTALLED BUT THE DEALER LOST THE FORM AND HAS DELAYED THE REPAIR. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS A STALLED CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ANYYTHING SHOWING. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT HEAD-ON. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. ALSO, MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ASSISTING WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PUSHED INTO PICKUP IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT LEFT AN IMPRINT OF THE LICENSE PLATE FROM THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER.*AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT A 40MPH CRASH. COULD NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ON A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING TWO ACCIDENTS, BOTH ACCIDENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END TO WARRANT DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS, INJURY TO CONSUMER DURING 2ND ACCIDENT (FACIAL). YH

CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A PEDESTRIAN, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MY WIFE REGINA WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE HIT A CAR BROADSIDE THAT HAD RUN A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OFFICER PETERSON FROM THE MEADVILLE CITY POLICE FILED THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AVENUE AND NORTH STREET IN THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, PA 16335. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER HEAD,NECK. YH

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT QUICKLY OUT OF LANE TO RIGHT. LEFT LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

MY CAR IS TOTALED BY ANOTHER DRIVERS NEGLIGENCE; I WAS TOLD BY A LAWYER THAT BECAUSE MY SON AND I WERE NOT KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT WE COULD NOT FILE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTOR FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLLISON. I CALLED THE MANUFACTOR AND ALL THE LADY TOLD ME WAS THAT SHE WOULD SEND ME A "BROCHURE" ON HOW THE AIRBAGS WORKED. I KNOW MY SON AND I WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY IN THIS ACCIDENT, HOWEVER I STILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ATTITUDE I HAVE RECEIVED. I STILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN OF HEARING MY SONS VOICE SCREAM IN TERROR OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY HEAD AND I THINK ITS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A MOTHER HAS TO GO THROUGH WITH HER CHILD.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAGS--HONDA (5-7 MPH) COLLIDED WITH DODGE (30-40 MPH), HITTING THE RIGHT FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. AIR BAGS ON DODGE ACTIVATED, AIR BAGS ON HONDA DID NOT.

DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE CHANGED LANE, AND FOR SOME REASON IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SPINNED AROUND, HITTING A TREE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HEAD. (POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT).

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES AIR BAGS. WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOO EARLY, CAUSING UNNECESSARY DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.ET.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. *YC

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WIITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN EXIT WHEN A TRUCK REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, THROWING THE CAR 69 FEET INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE FRONT SEAT BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT HARD BRAKING OR A COLLISION. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND WAS INJURED.

VIOENT DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG PRIOR TO RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER CONCRETE IN SPACE AND HIT A WALL. REPAIRS DONE, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 70 MPH . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS RESTRAINED WAS KNOCKED UNTO THE REAR BEHIND THE DRIVER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK