1994 Plymouth Voyager airbags problems

The 1994 Plymouth Voyager has 106 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

106

Airbags complaints

16%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Voyager airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

99V113000AirbagsMay 6, 1999 · 736,824 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.

Consequence

INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.

What owners report

“ON JUNE 10, 1996, CONSUMER STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BRUISING HER NECK AND CHEST. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS THEN IN SEPT 1996, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT IT UNLESS…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · September 1, 1996 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1994 Plymouth Voyager have?

NHTSA has 106 complaints about the 1994 Plymouth Voyager airbags — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1994 Plymouth Voyager airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 99V113000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.