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2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
5%of 20 total for the year
Median mileage
150,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500, 5% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 150,000 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 owns a 2004 Chevrolet SUBURBAN 2500. The contact's husband was involved in a frontal crash. While driving 40 MPH, a deer jumped in front of the vehicle and drove into a ditch. The front end was completely damaged. The insurance company claimed that the vehicle was destroyed. The air bags failed to deploy. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10215312, filed 2008-01, 150,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011457%
2010240%
2008457%
200415%
200113%

Other parts of the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500

Electrical system
7 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 2500

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