2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 30about this part
- Share
- 4%of 714 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 47,650miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 4% of the 714 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,650 miles. 15 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had a deer run into the side of my 2017 silverado and airbag deployed after autobody replaced and fix truck the truck the airbags deployed again while truck was being programmed GM claims there investigation comes back there not at fault but refuses to release any documentation to us making us think there is much more there investigation is hiding and they dont want to become liable”
NHTSA complaint #11210389, filed 2019-05, 57,000 miles“I was involved in a rear-end collision, where I was sitting stationary. The other vehicle hit me going estimated speed of 50 MPH. The air bags did not deploy, yet the gas from the airbags filled the vehicle and some of the plastic in the interior has been broken/damaged. The police officer asked me if I vaped , that is how cloudy it was inside the vehicle and smelled like sulfur. This has caused great concern that the airbags did not deploy, yet the gases from them did.”
NHTSA complaint #11360271, filed 2020-09, 88,000 miles“Deer ran out in front of me I swerved and slide off the road into some trees main damage to the side of the truck but none of the air bags deployed, truck was totaled, shoulder is injured, rounding a corner at approx 35 MPH on a gravel road”
NHTSA complaint #11138951, filed 2018-10, 44,500 miles“Takata recall , I was in motion on a city street and hit a deer when my air bag sensor went off in my dash and caution lights and some light would not shut off but air bags did not deploy”
NHTSA complaint #11230421, filed 2019-07, 49,000 miles“April 04,2021. Stopped for traffic on I-10 , 17 miles east of lafayette .la. While sitting approx. 10 to 12 feet behind the auto , a ford 350 with a trailer struck me from behind at approx. 50 plus MPH. The impact pushed me into the carin front. Totally destroyed the reared. My reared and frontend was damage. My front bumper caved in. After impact, my truck cab filled with smoke. My airbags never deployed. My air bag light displayed that bags was deployed but they didn't. Got out of tuck because at the time, I had no idea what was happening. …”
NHTSA complaint #11408099, filed 2021-04, 47,650 milesRelated recalls
- 26V611000Sep 24, 2026General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500, GMC Sierra 2500/3500 vehicles, and 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and…Covers: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2016–2017, GMC Sierra 1500 2016–2017, Sierra 2500 2016 +3 more
Air 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 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
191 complaintsBrakes
190 complaintsElectrical system
123 complaintsEngine
114 complaintsOther or unknown
77 complaintsSteering
58 complaintsFuel system
32 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsExterior lighting
16 complaintsSuspension
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology