2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems
30 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
West bound highway 44 before the railroad tracks. Female deer came out of nowhere and was hidden by the a pillar, drivers side, which obscured her sudden crossing. She hit the front, left, of the truck which caused the side-curtain airbags deployment charges on both driver and passenger side, to go off. Bags failed to deploy. The ensuing force from the drivers side curtain airbag plastic cover ejecting out, forcefully rammed into me, pushing me into the center console.
Air bag deployed and driver burned hand cough developed from inhalation of airbag powder possible development of asthma and medical treatment of cough ongoing traveling I35 n just 3 miles north of stacy mn. Hit deer
Other problems reported for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 190 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 187 complaints
- Electrical system 123 complaints
- Engine 118 complaints
- Steering 58 complaints
- Fuel system 32 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 20 complaints