1996 Chevrolet Camaro air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Chevrolet Camaro — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I got in a accident my car hit another car in front driver fender at 45 mile per hour destroyed my car neither air bag deployed I am injured I bounced off steering wheel when we hit my seat belt unlocked about broke my whole rib cage. *js”
filed Feb 24, 2015
“While driving 40 mph during a snow storm vehicle veered and bumped into a concrete median. Vehicle only had scratches on the bumper, but the front air bags deployed. When the front air bags deployed, the windshield broke. The driver's neck was injured. *ak”
filed Dec 15, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Camaro years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Camaro | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 Camaro | 1 | 2% |
| 2018 Camaro | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 Camaro | 12 | 7% |
| 2016 Camaro | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 Camaro | 14 | 7% |
| 2014 Camaro | 16 | 9% |
| 2013 Camaro | 13 | 7% |
| 2012 Camaro | 22 | 19% |
| 2011 Camaro | 69 | 36% |
| 2010 Camaro | 83 | 28% |
| 2002 Camaro | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Chevrolet Camaro
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.