Air Bag Related Problems of the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Chevrolet Caprice

Problem Category Number of Problems
Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems
1
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1

Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problem #1

When driving the airbag light comes on and stays on. Dealer says the airbag is not working.

Air Bag Not Deploy problem #2

Consumer was driving at aprroximately 45 mph ,made a direct head-on hit against guardrail ,vehicle then flipped over . Both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, resulting in the driver 's death , manufacturer has been notified, vehicle is considered a total loss.



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