12 of the 81 complaints about the 1992 Dodge Shadow are about the airbag system — 15% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
10
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER OF VEHICLE HIT A DEER. THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAME OUT AND DID NOT INFLATE FULLY DUE TO A HOLE IN AIRBAG. GAS ESCAPED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW.
NHTSA complaint #854001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID'NT DEPLOY PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #836376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMING OUT OF THE MODULE DUE TO RIP NAUGAHYDE. THE PROBELEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #814911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #811083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM OR DANGEROUS, IT MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #807516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, STILL FOLDED WITHOUT AIR IN BAG.
NHTSA complaint #807081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AUTO WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #804408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 30MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #805441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED 1N AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #983168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT A TREE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
NHTSA complaint #979267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS IN A FIVE CAR ACCIDENT WAS HIT TWICE AND HIT CAR AHEAD, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA complaint #966454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #478128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.