Front Air Bag problems of the 1996 Subaru Legacy

Nine problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1996 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2002

Vehicle was rear ended and force into the back of a pick up and neither bag bags deployed. Feel free to provide any further information.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/28/2000

Vehicle hit deer, minimum damage to vehicle. But, both airbags deployed. Passenger's air bag broke, passenger injured face. Passenger had seatback all the way, and was leaning back at time of deployment.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/27/2000

While applying brakes to stop about 5 mph, consumer bumped into vehicle in front, and both air bags deployed without a prior warning.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/13/1999

Consumer was driving and another car hit him, and driver's airbag didn't deploy.

5 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/03/1997

When vehicle was involved in a head-on crash going about (55) mph on the highway there was no deployment of air bags. Vehicle was totalled.

6 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/02/1997

False deployment of air bags.

7 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/28/1996

While stopping vehicle idled highly w/no warning. A few minutes later the husband drove because he thought his wife pushed accelerator. Again, vehicle accelerated, resulting in rear end collision w/no air bag deployment. Dealership unable to detect defect.

8 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/05/1996

Air bag inadvertently deployed causing driver to loose control and strike another vehicle.

9 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/15/1996

While sliding on snow in parking lot approximately 3 to 5mph, vehicle's left front very lightly tapped another stopped vehicle, both airbags deployed.


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