10 of the 278 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 are about the airbag system — 4% of everything reported for this model year.
10
Complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT SMASHING INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #888682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT BY A T-BONE FASHION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #873948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DUE TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODEM, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. DEFECTIVE PART IS ON ORDER BY DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #870736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
WATER GETS INTO AIR BAG SWITCH,CAUSING AIR BAG SWITCH NOT TO WORK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SWITCH.
NHTSA complaint #834664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , THE VEHICLE THEN HIT INTO A DITCH HEAD-ON AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #822064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING HIT BRIDGE RAIL AT CURVE, WENT ACROSS ROAD & BOUNCED OFF BRIDGE. LOST CONTROL AFTER THROWN BACK ON ROAD. WENT SIDEWAYS AND THEN HIT A TREE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY & SOME BRUISES.
NHTSA complaint #812158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVNG AT SPEED UNKNOWN, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A POLE.
NHTSA complaint #810780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #806094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #803688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION/INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #507938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.