Component

AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

21 NHTSA complaints about air bags:knee bolster issues across 10 makes and 15 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

21 filings · 15 models · 10 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 21 ODI rows
  • MODELS 15 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 10 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 66.7% 14 crash-flagged
  • RANK #398 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 17 injuries
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER (this)21SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS21VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENTVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGE…21CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)20
ODI filing volume neighbourhood: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER vs nearest complaint-total peers

AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#398 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 15 models). Open Dodge Grand Caravan (category leader) →

AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER severity reading

The standout signal for air bags:knee bolster is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 17 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 21 filings (SPARSE volume).

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare Dodge Grand Caravan against SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS on filing totals before treating air bags:knee bolster volume as a purchase signal.

21
Complaints
15
Models Affected
14
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Dodge Grand Caravan
5
2 Lexus IS 350
2
3 Dodge Caravan
2
4 Toyota Avalon
1
5 Tesla Model S
1
6 Lexus IS 250
1
7 Lexus Es350
1
8 KIA Sportage
1
9 Jeep Wrangler
1
10 Jeep Renegade
1
11 Dodge Caliber
1
12 Chrysler Town AND Country
1
13 Chevrolet Cobalt
1
14 Cadillac Deville
1
15 Acura RDX
1

Recent Complaints

2022 Acura RDX Crash

The contact owns a 2022 Acura RDX. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, a deer unexpectedly crashed into the middle of the front end of the vehicle. The contact stated that after the

2015 Tesla Model S

The contact owns a 2015 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a Tesla Service Center where it was diagnosed that t

2018 Jeep Renegade Crash

IN THE EVENT OF MY FRONTAL COLLISION, MY PATELLAR TENDON ON MY RIGHT LEG WAS RUPTURED AFTER MY KNEE IMPACTED THE PLASTIC STEERING COLUMN COVER WHICH HOUSES THE WINDSHEILD WIPER SWITCH, IGNTION SWITCH

2006 Lexus IS 350

WIRING HARNESS DEFECT RENDERS SRS/SEATBELT PRETENSION SYSTEM INOPERABLE. LEXUS REFUSES TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT CHARGING $3,000. THE ISSUE IS LISTED UNDER A TSB BY LEXUS AND WAS KNOWN TO THEM

2006 Lexus IS 250

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. THEY REPLACED RECALLED INFLATOR. LIGHT IS STILL ON. DEALER NOW SAYS IT'S A WIRING HARNESS. ABOUT $2500 TO REPLACE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, MANY PEOPLE

2008 Lexus IS 350

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER LETTING THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DO THE RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS, I RECEIVED A AIRBAG LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER AND LET THEM KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THEY SERVICED THE AIRBAG. T

2012 Lexus Es350 Crash

DRIVER SIDE KNEE AIRBAG CAUSED HEMATOMA, SECOND DEGREE BURN ON L. LEG, RESULTING IN 2 SURGERIES, USE OF WOUND VAC FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS, AND PERMANENT LYMPEDEMA AND SCARRING ON L. CALF. DRIVER HAS REPLAC

2008 Dodge Caliber Crash

WAS TRAVELING 30 TO 35 MPH WEST ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING INTERSECTION WITH GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER 4 DOOR SEDAN TRAVELING EAST MADE LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY IN

2007 Chrysler Town AND Country Crash

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2007 CHYRSLER TOWN * COUNTRY MINI VAN. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD. THE LOWER AIRBAG THAT HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY INSTALLED IN

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Crash

THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN IT COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A COW. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S LEGS WERE INJURED BY THE COVER OF THE LOWER AIR BAG. *TR

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Crash

THE KNEE BLOCKER AIRBAG IN MY 05 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN OPENED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIRBAG IS BEHIND A STEEL PLATE HINGED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH. ATTACHED TO THIS PLATE IS THE HARD PLASTIC PANE

2006 Dodge Caravan Crash

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACTS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE AIR BAGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLOYED PROPERLY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS UNDERNEATH THE

2007 Jeep Wrangler

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. AN ALARM TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG KNEE BOLSTERS WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICA

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Crash

IN THE 05 AND NEWER DODGE/CHRYSLER CARS AND MINIVANS, THERE IS A "KNEE BLOCKER" AIRBAG SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IN IT'S INTENDED

2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Crash

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED TO GO AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IN A PT CRUISER STOPPED SHORT AND I HIT HIM IN THE REAR CAUSING SO MUCH DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END. HOW ON EARTH

2006 Toyota Avalon Crash

REQUEST TO REMOVE THE KNEE LEVEL AIR BAG FROM THE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON**CC THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE KNEE BOLSTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO BOT

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan Crash

DURING A RECENT ACCIDENT IN MY 2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE KNEE AIRBAG CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL BRUISING AND ABRASIONS TO MY SHINS, AND I EXPECT TO BE PERMANENTLY SCARRED AS A RESULT. W

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Crash

THIS IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL I SENT TO CHRYSLER CONCERNING AN ACCIDENT ON 2-3-06 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN. CHRYSLER HELD UP REPAIRS AND SENT A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR" TO LOOK AT THE VAN. TO MAKE A LONG ST

2005 Dodge Caravan Crash

MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 23 MPH IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN. SHE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT TOUCH MY MOTHER, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEA

2000 Cadillac Deville

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES , AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT HAYWIRE. DEALER INFORMED THE C

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