FaultScore

1993 Subaru Legacy airbag problems

10 of the 90 complaints about the 1993 Subaru Legacy are about the airbag system — 11% of everything reported for this model year.

F

10

Complaints

8

Crashes

0

Fires

4

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 9 90.0%
AIR Bags 1 10.0%

Airbags across every Subaru Legacy year

1993 10 2.7%
1995 50 13.7%
1996 25 6.8%
1997 10 2.7%
1998 11 3.0%
1999 11 3.0%
2003 16 4.4%
2004 26 7.1%
2005 22 6.0%
2006 13 3.6%
2007 12 3.3%
2008 25 6.8%
2009 31 8.5%
2010 29 7.9%
2011 25 6.8%
2012 11 3.0%
2013 14 3.8%
2014 14 3.8%
2015 10 2.7%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Parish, NY Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND A DEER RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER JAMMED THE BRAKES, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, SLAMMING INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.

NHTSA complaint #861204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Barberton, OH Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #845052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Carson City, NV Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED, NOW IN WHEELCHAIR.

NHTSA complaint #825437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bothell, WA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #815594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

St.louis, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON WIN HICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #813276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Oswego, OR Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, LOOKED AWAY FOR SPLIT SECOND AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #813077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mill Valley, CA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG.

NHTSA complaint #516387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bedford, NH Crash

AIR BAGS

DURING REAR END COLLISION LESS THAN 5 MPH DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. "DUP: SEE 959980". TT

NHTSA complaint #962085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Nausha, NH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 5 MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT LOW SPEED IMPACT PARTICALLY CAME OUT. "DUP 950412: 962085". TT

NHTSA complaint #959980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sheverport, LA Crash 3 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 25 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA complaint #959717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1993 Subaru Legacy problems

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