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2003 Chevrolet Corvette Air bags Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
4%of 85 total for the year
Median mileage
35,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Chevrolet Corvette, 4% of the 85 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 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.

“Agency involved: other other agency, if specified: ky attorney general types of fraud: waste or mismanagement of agency funds or resources, contract or procurement fraud, employee misconduct or abuse of authority, ethics violations, bank fraud or other financial crimes concerning board or cfpb-regulated institutions, other - please specify: other type of complaint, if any: crooked deceptive car sales name of wrongdoer: ky attorney general/allen auto/paducah ford/ country Chevrolet location of event: ky event dates: 5/17/2016 til present summary of allegation: jimmy allen, allen auto sales…”

NHTSA complaint #10983821, filed 2017-05, 41,324 miles

“The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the power steering failed as the contact attempted a slight turn. The contact crashed into the side of the road and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 35,000. The consumer stated while driving, the steering completely shut down. Since he had no steering, so he applied the brakes, and soon after, the vehicle went from 25 MPH to 60 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #10459589, filed 2012-05, 35,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202415%
202118%
201721%
201622%
201546%
201412%
20131012%
20121018%
20111012%
20101417%
20091510%
2008244%
2007268%
2006144%
2005448%
200442%
200334%
200110%
200041%
199831%
199612%
1994310%
199315%
199114%
19901647%

Other parts of the 2003 Chevrolet Corvette

Steering
32 complaints
Electrical system
15 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
10 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Corvette

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology