2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Airbags Problems

I was a front seat passenger in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and was properly wearing my seatbelt at the time of the incident. The vehicle struck a deer, and during the collision, the passenger seatbelt failed to properly restrain me. I was thrown forward and struck the windshield. The seatbelt did not appear to lock or tighten as expected during impact. It is unknown whether the seatbelt pretensioner or airbag system activated properly. This created a serious safety risk, as the seatbelt did not perform its intended function of restraining the occupant during a crash. The vehicle was declared a total loss following the incident and is no longer available for inspection. The incident was documented through insurance and/or police reports. There were no known warning lights or prior indications of a problem with the seatbelt system before the crash. This failure resulted in occupant injury risk due to lack of proper restraint during the collision.

NHTSA ID

11725607

Incident

Nov 11, 2025

Recall Airbag/electrical and cylinder won’t change to next gear m, know several people with the same truck and same issue.

NHTSA ID

11586482

Incident

Nov 18, 2022

I was involved in a head on collision. The other vehicle struck me doing between 35-40mph. My vehicle airbags did not deploy.

NHTSA ID

11523772

Incident

May 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag remained ON while the front passenger’s side seat was not occupied and would turn OFF while driving. The message "Service Air Bag" was later displayed. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front passenger’s side air bag and occupant seat mat sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that they would cover 10 percent of the repair cost. A case was opened, and the contact was awaiting a call from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

NHTSA ID

11505785

Incident

Dec 26, 2022

Mileage

58,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V504000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer was notified of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11486720

Incident

Jul 1, 2022

I am writing in concern to a brake pump malfunction and air bag sensor failure. The vehicle is available for inspection and has been inspected/confirmed by dealerships. The brake pump is bad and falls under the recall by GM but because it was over the mileage threshold, it didn’t qualify. The brakes don’t work well at all. The air bag sensor in the passenger seat went bad and now shut off all my airbags and GM won’t add my vehicle to the recalls they have already issued on other vehicles for the same issues. My safety is at risk with my lack of air bags for us. Others’ safety is risk due to the bad brake pump that I cannot guarantee will continue working, especially upon an immediate need to brake in any emergency situation. I have contact the manufacturer 2 separate times and they refuse to include my vehicle in their safety recalls. This is a serious matter. Someone could get hurt or worse. I had no warnings or indications that these were issues until they became one. I had to get quotes of $1200 to get these two issues resolved and don’t understand how this is a known problem but they refuse to help me in any way. I’m not asking for a replacement truck or engine. Just functioning safety features!!! The truck is only 5 years old.

NHTSA ID

11429746

Incident

Jun 21, 2021

2016 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4, 35K MILES. CREW CAB.AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, PAID TO HAVE FIXED. ONE MONTH LATER LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I FELT UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, TOUCHED SOME WIRES, LIGHT NO LONGER ON. NOW 42K MILES LIGHT BACK ON. OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, PAST THE 36 MONTH PERIOD. GM MUST BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK.LIGHT STAYS ON.

NHTSA ID

11341166

Incident

Sep 11, 2019

Mileage

35,800 mi

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT TURNING ON. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS FIXED BUT NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND I HAVE A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN THAT SAYS" SERVICE AIR BAG"! IT IS FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND TO HAVE SUCH PROBLEMS AT SUCH AN EARLY STAGE OF THE VEHICLES REGULAR MAINTENANCE.

NHTSA ID

11208678

Incident

Mar 23, 2018

Mileage

23,396 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANDERGRIFF CHEVROLET (1200 WEST INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76016, (682) 323-2486) ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED CABLE WITHIN THE AIR BAG HOUSING UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. *LN *JB

NHTSA ID

11150073

Incident

Nov 6, 2016

Mileage

6,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STATINONARY, AND WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE DAMAGE TO REAREND, DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT END. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I RECIEVED AN EMAIL THAT THERE WAS A CRITICAL ISSUE WITH AIRBAGS, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED GM ABOUT ISSUE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ESIS/CENTRAL CLAIMS FOR GM, THEY SENT OUT AND INSPECTOR TO PULL CRASH DATA, I WAS GIVEN COPY OF CRASH DATA, AND CRASH DATA STATED AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THEY DID NOT, IT ALSO SHOWED A CODE B0052-00 WHICH IS AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CODE. AFTER WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH MY CLAIM WAS DENIED FOR PRODUCT DEFECT ON 06/12/18,

NHTSA ID

11101584

Incident

May 7, 2018

Mileage

46,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL - THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOIBG ON SINCE 2016 AND THERE STILL ISNT A SOLUTION. MY AIR BAG SENSOR GOES ON FROM TIME TO TIME AND IT REALLY STRESSESME OUT NOT KNOWING IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG. I HAVE CALLED MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS AN UPDATE OR IF THEY CAN PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER IN THE MEANTIME, AND THE ANSWER IS 'NO' I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THEIR SAFETY IS MY NUMBER 1 PRIORITY

NHTSA ID

11091007

Incident

Nov 24, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

NHTSA ID

11065892

Incident

Jan 18, 2018

Mileage

51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE EVENING, A DEER SUDDENLY RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER STRUCK THE DEER. SUDDENLY, THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, BUT THERE WERE NO FLAMES. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS RESTARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,398. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN

NHTSA ID

10947782

Incident

Nov 23, 2016

Mileage

6,398 mi

11/24/2016 LOW SPEED COLLISION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT 11 MPH UNDER BRAKING BOTH STAGES CAUSING INJURY TO 3 PEOPLE. SEAT BELTS RETRACTED VIOLENTLY CAUSING INJURY. INVOLVED IN RECALL 16007 DEALER STATED TO LEAVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS TO REPAIR ON 11/10/2014.GM CLAIM #849421 FILE SDM FILE DOWNLOADED AND LOCKED BY ESIS PHILLIP NOTTINGHAM ON 12/1/2016.

NHTSA ID

10929994

Incident

Nov 24, 2016

Mileage

20,154 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ROOF RAIL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS ALSO DEPLOYED. THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT. THE CONTACT WAS LATER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10926293

Incident

Sep 30, 2016

Mileage

5,000 mi

THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVER HAD TO BRAKE FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD. WITHOUT REASON BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER OFF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO THE FRONTAGE RD.THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ANYTHING PRIOR TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO IMPACT AFTER DEPLOYMENT EITHER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS HURT BY THE AIRBAGS. I RENDERED AID TO THIS DRIVER AND COMPLETED A INCIDENT REPORT. COLORADO STATE PATROL CASE # 3C161461

NHTSA ID

10891957

Incident

Jul 25, 2016