2001 Chevrolet Express 3500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 9%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 47,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500, 9% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,500 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.
“- the contact stated that on 12/14/06 at 7:30 pm on a clear evening a second vehicle ran a red light and the contact's vehicle hit the other vehicle on the passenger front side at 55 MPH with the 2001 Chevrolet EXPRESS 3500. The contact stated that he lost control of the vehicle and hit a ditch head on at 50 MPH. The police were called, he didn't speak with an officer because the contact was flown by helicopter to the hospital. The contact sustained broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and other injuries. The contact stated that the seat belt harness did restrain him, but the air bag didn't deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10179463, filed 2007-01, 47,500 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500
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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