1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 10%of 40 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva, 10% of the 40 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.”
NHTSA complaint #867012, filed 2000-08“When driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a utility pole on the passenger front side, there was no deployment of the air bags. The vehicle is being repaired.”
NHTSA complaint #837994, filed 1999-06Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva
12 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsInterior lighting
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva
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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