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Saturn SL air bags problems by year

155 NHTSA owner complaints name the air bags across 12 SL model years. The most reported year is 1995 with 31 reports.

YearAir Bags reportsShare
2002 SL97%
2001 SL1312%
2000 SL53%
1999 SL2011%
1998 SL85%
1997 SL177%
1996 SL186%
1995 SL319%
1994 SL207%
1993 SL106%
1992 SL32%
1991 SL13%

Share is the fraction of that year’s complaints naming the air bags. Raw counts are not adjusted for sales volume — years that sold more units naturally accumulate more reports.