1996 Buick Riviera Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 1996 Buick Riviera, 5% of the 44 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a Buick rivera 1996, and the air bag on the driver side has exploded once, and now the light is on again. There is a leak of water in the back seat on the floor on the passenger side, and now the air bag light, the traction light are one again. I know there were Buick's recalled because of driver side airbags exploding, however, when I called GM they said not on the rivera. Now, all of these are Buick cars, and I am having the same problem with this. …”
NHTSA complaint #10025588, filed 2003-07“While driving at estimated speeds of 40-45 MPH, both driver and passenger air bags deployed without an impact or running over debris in road. Please describe details.”
NHTSA complaint #8018293, filed 2002-09Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Buick Riviera
8 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Buick Riviera
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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