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2005 Suzuki Reno air bags problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Suzuki Reno56% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Air Bags complaints
56%
share of all complaints
35,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Drivers side airbag light stays on. Not sure airbag would inflate if I was in a accident or if it might inflate on its own while I am driving and cause a accident. I also cannot find a suzuki dealership anymore that could do a recall repair if there is one.

    filed Sep 6, 2019

  • The airbag warning light turned on without any readily identifiable cause. Several repair facilities cannot seem to find out why it remains on. I suspect this is related to the following tsbs: #ts0501158, #0312234, and #0512234. Why this isn't being treated as a safety issue is unclear to me. This…

    filed Oct 14, 2015

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

Related service bulletins

  • Airbag light on; dtc b1378 (driver side airbag resistance too high) and/or dtc b1382 (passenger side airbag resistance too high). Forenza, sedan/wagon, reno (rq420) 2005-2006. Vin(s) -6k425022. *nj

    TS0501158 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2008
  • Passenger air bag sensing system. Passenger air bag off light on when if should be off. *tt

    0512234 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 16, 2006
All 2005 Suzuki Reno TSBs →

Air Bags problems in other Reno years

YearReportsShare
2008 Reno313%
2007 Reno1324%
2006 Reno1422%
Reno 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.