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1990 Dodge Spirit air bags problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1990 Dodge Spirit24% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Air Bags complaints
24%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
6 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Air bags deployed without reason or warning, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle. Had not contacted a dealer yet. Consumer rearended another vehicle.*ak *yd

    filed Oct 1, 2001

  • While driving hit an island ,and in the middle of the street died in center, and airbags deployed. Consumer feels airbags should not have deployed.*ak

    filed Oct 19, 2000

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures. *tt

    082700 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 29, 2000
  • Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles. *tt

    083799 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 12, 1999
All 1990 Dodge Spirit TSBs →

Air Bags problems in other Spirit years

YearReportsShare
1995 Spirit38%
1994 Spirit910%
1993 Spirit67%
1992 Spirit59%
1991 Spirit1213%
Spirit air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.