2015 GMC Terrain Airbags Problems

I hit a deer and it totaled my vehicle and the Airbags did not deploy

NHTSA ID

11743616

Incident

May 22, 2026

Found steering wheel airbag deployed

NHTSA ID

11642977

Incident

Feb 16, 2025

I have a failure occurring with the air bag system in my 2015 GMC Terrain SLE. There seems to be other air bag issues with this vehicle. This is yet another problem. I am aware that there is a technical bulletin that the manufacture has published concerning the failure I am experiencing, but there appears to be no recall. Specifically, I have a service air bag light on in the vehicle. The problem has been diagnosed to be the failure of the air bag passenger presence module. Since this is a safety feature, it seems it would warrant more than a technical bulletin.

NHTSA ID

11568652

Incident

Oct 1, 2023

Hit a deer causing extensive damage to the front end. The driver airbag released a smoky substance and the display read that the airbag had deployed yet it did not come out .

NHTSA ID

11526718

Incident

May 8, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that diagnostic tests on air bag failures were not performed at their location. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 22V165000 (Visibility) and 22V137000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the dealer declined to service the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

NHTSA ID

11526003

Incident

May 25, 2023

Mileage

125,000 mi

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger's side air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11489540

Incident

Oct 17, 2020

Mileage

40,000 mi

Airbag sensor failed, and is available for inspection. GNC dealership turned off the front passenger airbags.

NHTSA ID

11457970

Incident

Feb 1, 2009

THE SEAT BELT ALARM WAS GOING OFF IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SO BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG SENSOR WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. QUOTED $900 TO REPAIR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IF THE SEAT BELT WAS BAD, THAT WOULD BE COVERED BUT NOT THE AIRBAG? I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED. IF THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT WOULD BE A LAWSUIT.

NHTSA ID

11360621

Incident

Jul 6, 2020

Mileage

55,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2015 TERRAIN JUNE 30 2020. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT I KEEP GETTING A WARNING ON MY DASH BOARD FOR SERVICE AIRBAGS.. IT WILL COME ON AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON.. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IF NOT MORE. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE WARNING AND CALLED THE CAR,DEALERSHIP WWHERE I BOUGHT IT TOLD ME TO CONTACT GM THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG ALERT COMING ON.

NHTSA ID

11351708

Incident

Jun 30, 2020

Mileage

101,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CRASHED INTO SECOND VEHICLE CAUSING SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. DURING THE CRASH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL MESSAGE HAD INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

NHTSA ID

11331409

Incident

Jun 27, 2020

Mileage

53,000 mi

THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON 10/2019 WHILE IN MOTION. I NOTICE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE YET THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHERE I LIVE SAYS THAT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

11266138

Incident

Oct 2, 2019

Mileage

83,000 mi

TAKATA AIRBAG THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I SEE A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT NOW NONE THAT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. CAN YOU ADVISE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FALLS UNDER THE PRIOR RECALL?

NHTSA ID

11253763

Incident

Aug 2, 2019

RECALL

NHTSA ID

11093218

Incident

Oct 19, 2015

ON THE MORNING OF 1/12/18 @ 0812 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, SO FAR THE BODY SHOP SAYS MOST LIKELY IT IS TOTALED. ONSTAR DID NOT GO OFF, ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ATTACHED IS PICTURES OF MY CAR ON THE WRECKER RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND B/C OF THE GIANT BLIND SPOT THAT IS NOT ON ANY REVIEWS ETC. FOR THIS VEHICLE I DID NOT SEE THE MINIVAN THAT WAS HEADED WEST BOUND AND I WAS HEADED NORTH BOUND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON SE 5TH AND LELIA ST. IN GUYMON OKLAHOMA. ALSO A PICTURE IS ATTACHED OF ONE OF THE INJURIES I SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND ALSO HAD A HEAD INJURY AFTER GOING TO THE ER.

NHTSA ID

11062789

Incident

Jan 12, 2018

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 GMC TERRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM A COLLISION FAILED TO ENGAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK PAIN AND WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND DEEMED DESTROYED. JOHN MILES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN CONYERS, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 83433332913. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

NHTSA ID

11052790

Incident

Sep 20, 2017

Mileage

83,000 mi

IN THE EARLY MORNING OF 9-5-15 MY DAUGHTER BEGAN DRIVING HOME FROM PITTSBURGH TO DE. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL ON THE PA TURNPIKE, HIT THE JERSEY WALL ON THE RIGHT, ROLLED OVER COMPLETELY TWICE TO THE LEFT, LANDING UPRIGHT IN THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY THE SEAT BELT SAVED HER AND SHE HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN FACT ONSTAR CALLED 911 BECAUSE THEIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR AIRBAG PROBLEM THOUGH I'VE HEARD THAT THERE SHOULD BE SO I WANTED TO REPORT THIS.

NHTSA ID

10767506

Incident

Sep 5, 2015

Mileage

10,000 mi