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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

19 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports

What owners actually said

108 reports

Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1996

Electrical SystemFire

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ODI #502989

Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 1996

Equipment

FREON LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER DUE TO THE HOSES RUBBING AGAINST RADIATOR FAN *AK

NHTSA ODI #981090

Mileage unknown · Feb 13, 1996

Air Bags

INFLATABLE RESTRAINT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY. TT

NHTSA ODI #979143

Mileage unknown · Dec 21, 1995

Visibility

WHEN TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AT APPROX. 30 DEGREES REAR FROST WAS CLEARED RIGHT AWAY, THEN SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT

NHTSA ODI #976926

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1995

Exterior Lighting

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR DIMMER SWITCH TO WORK PROPERLY. *SD

NHTSA ODI #487684

Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 1995

Exterior Lighting

SMOKE CAME OUT OF TOP OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNALS USED, DUE TO FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *DSH

NHTSA ODI #487737

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 1995

Air BagsCrashInjury

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ODI #974531

Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 1995

Air BagsCrashInjury

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT

NHTSA ODI #973611

Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 1995

Exterior Lighting

SMOKE/BURNING ODOR FROM STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILURE. *DSH

NHTSA ODI #488947

Mileage unknown · Oct 12, 1995

Steering

WHEN DIMMING THE LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #973309

Official recalls

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.