1996 Chevrolet S10 Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 74 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 1996 Chevrolet S10, 11% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 166,985 miles. The words owners use most often: “driver side” (34% of reports).
- 74air bags complaints
- 166,985median miles at failure
- 67mention a crash
- 38mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 28%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Driver side: mentioned in 25 of 74 complaints (34%)
- Air bag deploy: mentioned in 21 of 74 complaints (28%)
- Upon impact: mentioned in 14 of 74 complaints (19%)
- During frontal: mentioned in 6 of 74 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 2 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 74 complaints, 67 mention a crash, 38 an injury.
Chevrolet S10 air bags complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 1996 Chevrolet S10. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The accident was almost head on mainly on the passenger side. The impact was hard the air bags went off in the other car but neither one of ours went off. For about a year prior to the accident the truck would stall at random times. *tr
The lady turned in front of me and i tboned her. *tr
Dt: the consumer stated 1996 chevrolet s-10 was involved in a crash. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy. The truck was hit by a tractor trailer. Driver sustained severe injuries, including whiplash, a swollen head, cut and scraps, facial abrasions, and injuries to the chest/legs/stomach and a…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1996 Chevrolet S10s have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 74 owner complaints about air bags for the 1996 Chevrolet S10 (11% of the 668 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Chevrolet S10 air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 166,985 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 1996 Chevrolet S10?
The most frequent phrase is “driver side”, in 25 of 74 complaints, followed by “air bag deploy” (21).
Other 1996 Chevrolet S10 problems
See all 1996 Chevrolet S10 problems or air bags problems across all S10 years.