Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 12, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 62 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Oct 12, 2023
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V054000 (Air Bags). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The local dealer-scheduled an appointment but cancelled it due to parts not being available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
NHTSA ID
11549640
Incident
Aug 1, 2023
Airbags
Filed Sep 9, 2015
MY DASH WAS FINE ON 6-10-15, WHEN GOT IN IT ON THE MORNING OF 6-11-15 THE DASH WAS CRACKED BY THE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD BUT ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES. I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING WITH CHEVROLET VEHICLES. SEE THE FOLLOWING SITE: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/GMDASHCRACK/?FREF=NF THIS APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED IN THESE VEHICLES. NOT ONLY DOES IT TAKE AWAY FROM THE APPEARANCE AND VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. WILL THE AIRBAG STILL WORK PROPERLY? IF IN AN ACCIDENT WILL THERE BE FLYING PIECES OF PLASTIC BECAUSE OF THE FLAWED CRACKED EQUIPMENT? THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT GM TAKES CARE OF FOR ITS CUSTOMERS 100%.
NHTSA ID
10762713
Incident
Jun 10, 2015
Mileage
54,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 12, 2015
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 OFFROAD VEHICLE. HE HAD PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY MOMENTARILY, AND UPON PULLING BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND BEGINNING TO GET UP TO SPEED, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DROVE ABOUT 50 FEET WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. OF COURSE, ALL THE COMPONENTS TO THE AIR BAGS WERE IN THE CABIN AND HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK WHERE HE WAS STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO LOOK OVER THE SITUATION. HE CONTACTED ME AND SINCE HE WAS ONLY 31/2 MILES FROM OUR HOME, I DROVE TO THE LOCATION. THE AIR BAGS WERE HANGING, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED TIGHT. HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON AND IT WAS HANGING. HE SAID HE HADN'T HIT ANYTHING, HAD JUST PULLED BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND THE BAGS WENT OFF. THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HE DROVE IT HOME. THE DEPLOYMENT CRACKED THE HEAD LINER AND I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND FIX THE AIR BAGS, A TOTAL OF $4800 THAT MY INSURANCE WON'T COVER DUE TO THE FACT THERE WERE NO INJURIES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING NATIONWIDE? NOW I AM OUT ALMOST $5000 FOR SOMETHING BEYOND MY CONTROL AS THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT WON'T HELP EITHER.
NHTSA ID
10748110
Incident
Jul 25, 2015
Mileage
52,433 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 19, 2015
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES (3 -4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS) DUE TO FAULTY PARTS OR CONNECTIONS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE RELATED TO AIR BAG COMPONENTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS AGAIN ON AND THE PROBLEM THIS TIME HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10689502
Incident
Feb 16, 2015
Mileage
68,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 22, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN WITTMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE AIRBAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT, SHE SUSTAINED A BRAIN INJURY.*JB
NHTSA ID
10649152
Incident
Nov 14, 2013
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Oct 9, 2014
THE DASH IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PANEL. MY FEAR IS IF THIS AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED SHARDS OF PLASTIC WILL BECOME SHRAPNEL AND INJURE MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. *TR
NHTSA ID
10643496
Incident
Apr 7, 2014
Mileage
58,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Apr 6, 2014
NOTICED A CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. A FEW WEEKS LATER NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IT COULD BE PUNCTURED BY THE SHARP EDGES OF ONE OF THESE CRACKS. WOULD LIKE IT REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *TR
NHTSA ID
10577761
Incident
Dec 10, 2013
Mileage
40,000 mi
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Feb 6, 2014
I NOTIFIED GM @JUST OVER29,000 THAT SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN IT WOULD GO OUT MY WARRANTY ENDED 2MONTHS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH TRYING TO GET THEM TO PAY OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10563308
Incident
Dec 2, 2013
Mileage
28,900 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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