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1996 Pontiac Bonneville airbags problems

The 1996 Pontiac Bonneville has 27 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

27

Airbags complaints

15%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Bonneville airbags complaints by model year36 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 8 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 36 complaints1996: 27 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 11 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 12 complaints
Bonneville airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Pontiac Bonneville have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Bonneville airbags — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.