GMC air bags problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,339 complaints involve air bags. The Sierra 1500 accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2014 Acadia with 246 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,339 about air bags, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Sierra 1500 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 1,810 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 963 and 27
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra 1500 | 953 | 22% |
| Acadia | 911 | 21% |
| Yukon | 668 | 15% |
| Sierra | 196 | 5% |
| Yukon XL | 196 | 5% |
| Yukon Denali | 177 | 4% |
| Terrain | 170 | 4% |
| Sierra 2500 | 169 | 4% |
| Envoy | 160 | 4% |
| Jimmy | 110 | 3% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2014 GMC Acadia246 complaints
- 2008 GMC Sierra 1500243 complaints
- 2007 GMC Yukon215 complaints
- 2008 GMC Acadia150 complaints
- 2007 GMC Sierra 1500146 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 112 |
| 1996 | 67 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 51 |
| 1999 | 54 |
| 2000 | 74 |
| 2001 | 62 |
| 2002 | 92 |
| 2003 | 89 |
| 2004 | 86 |
| 2005 | 87 |
| 2006 | 45 |
| 2007 | 653 |
| 2008 | 687 |
| 2009 | 247 |
| 2010 | 233 |
| 2011 | 370 |
| 2012 | 158 |
| 2013 | 167 |
| 2014 | 311 |
| 2015 | 189 |
| 2016 | 172 |
| 2017 | 108 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 1,810 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.