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Owner complaints · Air Bags · every model year

Chevrolet Traverse airbag problems, 2016–2027

427 of the 2,366 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Traverse 2016–2027 name the airbags (NHTSA’s “Air Bags” heading — airbags, their sensors and warning lights). The loudest years: 2017 (264), 2016 (163). Filed under the same heading across these years: 7 recall campaigns. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

427 complaints, 12 model years 18% of everything filed about the Traverse typically at 38k miles

Chevrolet Traverse airbag problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the airbagsShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270———the year →
20260———the year →
20250———the year →
20240———the year →
20230———the year →
20220——1 recallthe year →
20210——2 recallsthe year →
20200——2 recallsthe year →
20190——2 recallsthe year →
20180——1 recallthe year →
2017 in depth26473%38k3 recallsthe record →
2016 in depth16356%—3 recallsthe record →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the airbags. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the airbag complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
427complaints name the airbags, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2016: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 148 · 2024: 232 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 11

38kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 39 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the airbag problem between 13,000 and 58,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the airbags, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Brakes didn't stop vehicle when applied, airbag sensor failed at 25k miles and warranty did not cover it
Air Bags at 25,800 miles Jun 8, 2020 NHTSA owner report
The contact owned a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated upon accelerating from a complete stop, another vehicle t-boned the driver side of his vehicle. The contact stated the air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated he and his passenger were transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Air Bags at 22,000 miles Feb 28, 2020 NHTSA owner report
Campaign ID is 23V334. I received recall letter from GM but parts are not available and letter does not state when they will be available. Vehicle has not been driven since read of recall in media in May. Recall stated that rupture of airbag could result in death which with that risk effectively prevents vehicle from being driven.
Air Bags Jun 28, 2023 NHTSA owner report
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Air Bags Jun 26, 2023 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the airbags, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

Other systems with a record on the Chevrolet Traverse

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Chevrolet Traverse problems by year →

From here
Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Chevrolet Traverse years have the most airbag complaints?

2017, 264; 2016, 163. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2017 (73%).

Is there a recall for the airbags on the Chevrolet Traverse?

Yes — 7 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 23V334000 (2017), 22V210000 (2022), 21V782000 (2017), 21V472000 (2021). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do airbag problems show up on the Chevrolet Traverse?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 38,038 miles across the model years; half of them between 13,000 and 58,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Air Bags" heading cover?

Airbags, their sensors and warning lights. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.