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2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems

66 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
66 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
22 and 1
Injuries and deaths
20 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 59% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 22 crashes, 1 fire, 20 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 45 MPH and attempting to merge to the right lane, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning indicator illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a minor injury that did not require medical attention. The contact's vehicle sustained front end damage and was towed. The body damage was repaired. The contact was not sure if the manufacturer was notified.

Reported at 60,000 miles, November 2016 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided head on with a tree limb. During the incident, the roll sensors were activated causing both the driver and passenger side curtain air bags to erroneously deploy. No police report was taken. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Reported at 25,000 miles, October 2016 Crash

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