2001 Chevrolet Pickup Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,365miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Chevrolet Pickup, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,365 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.
“The contact stated that the front driver and passenger air bags did not deploy in a head-on collision that occurred while driving 25 MPH. The other vehicle in the accident was traveling 70 MPH. There was pre-impact braking, the seat belt was worn and the airbag warning light was on prior to the crash. There were injuries to the contact's knee cap and two fractured bones on the left leg. The vehicle was deemed totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10161077, filed 2006-06, 66,365 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Chevrolet Pickup
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Pickup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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