Front passenger airbag warning light comes on intermittently, either on start up or while driving, stays on for hours or days at a time, unrelated to whether the seat is occupied or not. when it is on, passenger seat belt light indicates it is not fastened even if it is. the seat has never had spills, rain or otherwise wet. this has been going on for at least 6 months. subaru dealer states past error code b1760 which they reset and say there is nothing they can do because they can not find an immediate problem. dealer admits that when warning light is on, the airbag will not deploy. this is so unsafe i hesitate to transport any front passengers. it is a large safety issue that is being ignored! can you do anything?
Driver's subaru was struck from behind by a box truck while stationary on a highway (driver had stopped just short of a multi-car collision but the box truck behind her was unable to stop); box truck pushed the subaru into the car in front. driver's seatbelt was on, but driver's chest struck the steering wheel and her head possibly hit the side window. airbags did not deploy and seatbelt did not stop driver from striking steering wheel. also, the empty front passenger seat rocketed forward on its rails all the way to the front, and at least three hinges flew off the passenger seat rail mechanism.