Front Air Bag problems of the 1998 Chevrolet C1500

Two problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet C1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/04/2005

The event was a crash of my 1998 Chevrolet silverado p/u. The crash was a forward moving impact to the side of another vehicle with a speed of 40 mph. And the air bags didn't deploy. The results was the driver impacted the steering wheel as of today only minor pain and bruises are evident. The is the first failure of this system I know of. I have tried to deploy the air bag form a 1995 Buick and it didn't fire also, what is the problem with this system. This incident could have resulted in the death of the driver.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/24/2002

While traveling about 75mph on the highway she took off the cruise control. And without prior warning the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit an embankment. The dual airbags didn't deploy at all. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1998 Chevrolet C1500

Front Air Bag problems
2
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1


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