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2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible air bags problems

23 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
23 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Second failure of 2002 chrysler sebring convertible air bag deployment . My wife had a head -on collision of left fender while turning. The airbag did not deploy. This is a the second time of an accident and the airbag did not deploy. My wife suffered a severe concussion again from the steering wheel although she was wearing a seat belt. Is there a sebring air bag problem similar to the chrysler mini-van deployment. Car is currently located at dealer undergoing repairs. *nlm

Reported at 6,800 miles, May 2003 CrashInjury

Ran in back of vehicle. Air bag didn't deploy. Car is in shop being repaired. Would like to know if this is happening on all chryler

Reported at 19,000 miles, August 2005 CrashInjury

Other problems reported for the 2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

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