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2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems

197 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 43% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
197 43% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 55 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when he applied the brakes but the vehicle would not stop. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and was involved in a crash. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not restrain the driver or front passenger in place. The front passenger was reported as injured. A passenger from the second vehicle was also reported injured. The police appeared on the scene and a report was filed.

Reported at 3,100 miles, September 2010 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but was not diagnosed due to cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,700.

Reported at 86,700 miles, July 2017

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