1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 49 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 176,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck, 6% of the 49 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 176,500 miles. 2 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.
“I was driving the speed limit of 50mph when a car did a u-turn in front of me, after hitting the car I was spun around and hit a sign and then a pole before stopping, the front end was totaled and the airbags did not deploy, no injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10371910, filed 2010-12, 176,500 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsSeats
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsTires
3 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
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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