Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1997 GMC Safari

Four problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 1997 GMC Safari. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/25/2009

Son was driving my GMC Safari van; swerved to avoid hitting a car and hit a telephone pole. The air bags did not deploy.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2001

Consumer was involved in an accident and the air bags did not deploy, front end sustained significant damage, consumer states it is obvious that the impact was higher than what the impact sensors needed for air bags to deploy, one person was injured in the accident.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2001

Consumer was involved in an accident and the air bags did not deploy, front end sustained significant damage, consumer states it is obvious that the impact was higher than what the impact sensors needed for air bags to deploy, one person was injured in the accident.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/29/1997

Going 65mph south bound; tractor north bound; front rear tire bolts came off; tire came off tractor & hit van on bumper; air bags did not deploy upon impact; vehicle filled up w/white cloud that smelled; seat belts & abs worked fine.


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