2015 Chevrolet Suburban Airbags Problems

Door slam caused side impact airbags to deploy

NHTSA ID

11751414

Incident

Jul 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated while driving at 10 MPH and making a right turn to enter a parking lot, the vehicle behind failed to see the contact's turning signal and brake lights therefore did not slow down resulting in the contact being rear-ended. As a result, the vehicle was pushed by the impact of the rear end and crashed into a utility pole where it came to a stop. A police report was filed. There was no medical attention required. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot where it was pending another tow to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

NHTSA ID

11620995

Incident

Oct 19, 2024

Mileage

114,000 mi

On August 21, 2021 My Daughter [XXX], husband [XXX] and myself was in a car accident on the 495 beltway in PG County, Maryland. We where hit from the rear back side (fishtail) on the passenger of vehicle which caused the vehicle to spin across all 4 lanes and hit the guardrail.. The impact caused all of us to be locked inside the vehicle in which I had to physically kick my door open from the inside because I was unable to get out. I was able to get out and go to my husband side (drivers side) because he was bleeding from his head, I had to forcefully pull and pull to open his door because it was also jammed and wouldn’t open. Same for my daughters side(passenger rear).. The entire front of the truck was pushed back, doors, front and back of the vehicle was badly damaged and NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.. NOT ONE. My husband was the driver and sustained head injuries with head bleeding and was transported via ambulance to NOVA Fairfax County Hospital. My daughter was transported via ambulance to Washington Hospital Trauma Center. I went to Washington Hospital Center ER but was unable to stay and went to Kaiser Permanente Urgent Care once my daughter was discharged from the Trauma Side of the hospital that night. Geico has determined that the truck is a totally lost and that the damages thus far have exceeded $30,000 but waiting on final approvals of Numbers. We do have a police report. To answer the question above. The airbags failed to deploy in the accident. We could have died. My husband had to get staples in his head and disk are messed up in his back. There where no warnings on the dash board before the crash. The vehicle has been inspected by the insurance company and the police on the scene. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11433286

Incident

Aug 21, 2021

AFTER RECENTLY PURCHASING A USED 2015 GM VEHICLE FROM A NON-GM DEALERSHIP, I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL AUTHORIZED GM SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE THREE OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALL ISSUES ADDRESSED. MY APPOINTMENT WAS FOR 7:30 AM ON 8/25/2020 AND I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING OF 8/25. AFTER 4:30 PM I RETURNED TO RETRIEVE MY VEHICLE, AND THE SERVICE SHOP HAD NOT EVEN BROUGHT IT IN TO LOL AT THE ISSUES. NO WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED, DESPITE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAVING MY VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION NOT ONLY DURING THE TIMEFRAME SPECIFICALLY SCHEDULED FOR THEM TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE, BUT THE ENTIRE REMAINDER OF THE WORK DAY. THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUES REMAIN UNRESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

11351253

Incident

Aug 25, 2020

Mileage

151,111 mi

DEALER TOLD ME THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING

NHTSA ID

11341510

Incident

Jul 18, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE JOLTED AND THE STABILIZER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING LOST POWER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE POLE. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE ANDERSON BUICK GMC DEALER (1001 BOWENS MILL RD, SW, DOUGLAS, GA 31533) RAN TO THE SCENE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT WAS NOT TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11063088

Incident

Oct 30, 2017

Mileage

56,000 mi

A DRIVER RAN THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT MY VEHICLE AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE INTERSECTION. THE IMPACT WAS SO INTENSE THAT HE MANAGED TO SHIFT THE ENTIRE FRONT FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10916307

Incident

Oct 4, 2016

TRAILER BRAKE ASSIST MALFUNCTION DURING TRIP WHILE DRIVING WITH TRAILER CONNECTED ON HIGHWAY NO PROBLEM AFTER ENDING TRIP AND DISCONNECTING TRAILER BRAKE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AND 1ST GLANCE BRAKES SEEMED FINE BUT FINAL PEDAL PRESSURE IS VERY STIFF ALMOST CAN'T STOP SUV

NHTSA ID

10904602

Incident

Jul 4, 2016

Mileage

340 mi

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, DRIVER PLACED AC ON HIGHEST SETTING, BUT NOTHING BLEW OUT (MYLINK SCREEN ALSO DISPLAYS NO AIR). NAVIGATION STOPS WORKING IN MIDDLE OF ROUTE AND CHANGES DESTINATION TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY (MEXICO). VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC AND WHILE IN STATIONARY POSITION. WHEN MAKING TURNS AT ANY SPEED, DRIVER WILL BEGIN BRAKING, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN CAUSING MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS INCLUDING ALMOST FALLING OFF A BRIDGE. LASTLY, MANY 2015 SUBURBANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THEIR AIRBAGS, BUT MINE HAS NOT. CONCERNED THAT OURS MAY BE IMPACTED AND DO NOT WISH TO END UP INJURED OR A FATALITY. NHTSA HAS DOCUMENTED FATALITIES OF AIRBAG FAILURES FROM VEHICLES NOT RECALLED THAT WERE 2015 TAHOE AND SUBURBANS. VIBRATIONS ARE SO LOUD THEY CAUSE MIGRAINES AND EARACHES IN ALL OCCUPANTS.

NHTSA ID

10899777

Incident

Dec 9, 2015

Mileage

8,592 mi

TAKATA RECALL- ON MAY 27 2016 WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN OUR 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. 2 OF THE 4 PASSENGERS PASSED AWAY. WE WERE RAN OFF THE OF ROAD AND HIT TWICE BY A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER. ALL AIRBAGS EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WE CROSSED NORTHBOUND LANES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET OFF OF THE ROADWAY. A MOTORHOME TOWING A JEEP LOCKED THEIR BRAKES GOING APPROX 65 MPH WHEN THEY SAW US CROSS THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL CAUSING THEM TO COME OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THEY HIT US, CAUSING US TO SPIN AROUND AND THEN HIT US AGAIN. THE ACCIDENT ENDED WITH US BEING SLAMMED INTO A CEMENT CULVERT. DURING THIS TIME THE FRONT AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY AND ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGER PASSED AWAY AS WELL AS HIS SISTER SITTING BEHIND HIM. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE WHY THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ALSO WHY THE STEERING BROKE? THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10881665

Incident

May 27, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS, BUT THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10690897

Incident

Feb 18, 2015

Mileage

36,000 mi