2001 Chevrolet Camaro Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 48 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,999miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Chevrolet Camaro, 6% of the 48 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,999 miles. 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.
“Was involved into (2) separate car accident in the last year that the air bag did not deployed. The first one I was rear end when I came to a stop and the person behind me did not stop and sustain neck injury that I had to had surgery on 10 oct 2014. The second I was t-boned on the driver's side and pushed over a curb into a telephone pole while driving down a street and the car was total by my insurance company of course. This one I hit my head and had eye issues for several months besides the badly bruised legs and head from hitting the steering column and window on 20 may 2015.”
NHTSA complaint #10824720, filed 2016-02, 140,000 miles“When driver was making a left turn, vehicle was impacted by a vehicle driving 50 MPH in the front of the vehicle. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. The driver's head hit the steering wheel and they had other injuries. Please provide more details. Ts”
NHTSA complaint #10004529, filed 2003-01, 43,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 19% |
| 2022 | 2 | 14% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 2% |
| 2018 | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 | 12 | 6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 3% |
| 2015 | 14 | 7% |
| 2014 | 16 | 9% |
| 2013 | 13 | 7% |
| 2012 | 22 | 19% |
| 2011 | 69 | 36% |
| 2010 | 83 | 28% |
| 2002 | 2 | 3% |
| 2001 | 3 | 6% |
| 2000 | 4 | 5% |
| 1999 | 7 | 8% |
| 1998 | 7 | 4% |
| 1997 | 8 | 12% |
| 1996 | 18 | 16% |
| 1995 | 32 | 15% |
| 1994 | 13 | 9% |
| 1993 | 6 | 19% |
| 1992 | 18 | 20% |
| 1991 | 19 | 22% |
| 1990 | 7 | 28% |
Other parts of the 2001 Chevrolet Camaro
15 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Camaro
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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