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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
2%of 60 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500, 2% of the 60 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“A guy ran through a stop sign which caused me to hit him near the end of his vehicle. He was trying an xterra and I hit hm head on near the end of his vehicle however my airbags did not deploy. The entire front end of my truck is gone, radiator is exposed and hood pushed up to the windshield.”

NHTSA complaint #10237532, filed 2008-08

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005233%
200212%

Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

Engine cooling
28 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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