Two problems related to air bag on-off switch have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Follow-up letter from frank seales, jr. , chief counsel, NHTSA, dated4/15/99. My 1996 Jeep Cherokee is not listed as having an available airbag switch. Furthermore, after scanning the list of five middle atlantic states, I found no Chrysler corporation dealers listed.
Wife is 4 feet tall and cannot drive without sitting closer than 10 inches to the wheel. Afraid driver's side air bag may explode, causing injury to wife. Wants to install the disconnect switch. Concern about safety of short person and air bag; posted on 09-07-1999. Also, concern about safety of short person and air bag; posted on 09-07-1999.
| Air Bag Not Deploy problems | |
| Front Air Bag problems | |
| Side/window Air Bag problems | |
| Air Bag problems | |
| Air Bag On-off Switch problems |