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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 40 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 31% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
40 31% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Takata recall: my family and I suffered a severe car accident and none of the air bags deployed. We hit going 70MPH into a flipped 18 wheeler on the highway.

Reported at 150,000 miles, October 2018 CrashInjury

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair. However, after damaging the passenger's side dashboard where the front passenger's side air bag was located, the dealer informed the contact that they had ordered the wrong part and he should bring the vehicle back another time for the recall repair.

Reported at 161,000 miles, July 2022

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