2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 3%of 509 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 3% of the 509 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,000 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.
“After exiting the off ramp of i264 in portsmouth, virginia I sped up to approximately 35 MPH and approached the next stop light. Upon applying pressure to the brake pedal no resistance was noted and the slowing of the vehicle was found negligible. I rear ended a vehicle in front of me at approximately 25 MPH. Both cars involved in the accident were pulled into the median out of traffic. As I exited the vehicle I noticed fluid dripping from the truck frame at the forward hinge of the driver side door. The dripping fluid was brake fluid. …”
NHTSA complaint #10595709, filed 2014-06, 67,000 miles“While running an errand at lunch an 18 yr. Old boy came across 2 lanes of traffic to do a u-turn right in front of me. I was traveling at approx. 45-50 miles an hour with a green light when I hit his smaller truck head on. The air bags did not deploy in my silverado. This is the 2nd GM vehicle that I have owned and been in during a serious crash where the airbags did not deploy. Something needs to be done about this!”
NHTSA complaint #10159129, filed 2006-06, 126,000 miles“Vehicle was traveling down a state highway when it went off the road, down a short embankment, hit at least 2 trees before coming to rest. The collision was a frontal collision and the vehicle was a total loss. The airbag, however, did not deploy during the accieent.”
NHTSA complaint #11076516, filed 2018-03, 80,000 miles“Driving on roadway and hit a concrete mail box air bags didn't deploy had surgery on my left arm broken left leg fibula had a bowel blockage hit a illegal construction mail box made of concrete blocks and rebar airbags didn't deploy”
NHTSA complaint #10986316, filed 2017-05, 103,000 miles“Employee was traveling on the interstate, had to brake hard to avoid traffic, and was struck in rear by a vehicle doing approx 50 MPH. It pushed him into vehicle in front damaging the front of vech. No airbag deployed! The force of the impact knocked him unconscious.”
NHTSA complaint #10189383, filed 2007-05, 72,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 8 | 1% |
| 2021 | 20 | 2% |
| 2020 | 11 | 1% |
| 2019 | 12 | 1% |
| 2018 | 15 | 3% |
| 2017 | 30 | 4% |
| 2016 | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 | 66 | 6% |
| 2014 | 47 | 3% |
| 2013 | 83 | 27% |
| 2012 | 59 | 27% |
| 2011 | 306 | 54% |
| 2010 | 197 | 54% |
| 2009 | 231 | 52% |
| 2008 | 594 | 65% |
| 2007 | 479 | 56% |
| 2006 | 24 | 7% |
| 2005 | 51 | 10% |
| 2004 | 34 | 4% |
| 2003 | 21 | 3% |
| 2002 | 14 | 3% |
| 2001 | 12 | 3% |
| 2000 | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 | 19 | 3% |
| 1998 | 7 | 2% |
| 1997 | 16 | 3% |
| 1994 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
363 complaintsBody and structure
30 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsTires
10 complaintsEquipment
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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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