2022 Chevrolet Suburban Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 3%of 124 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2022 Chevrolet Suburban, 3% of the 124 complaints for this model year. 1 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.
“Car says service safety restraint system and airbag light comes on intermittently. Dealer won't cover under safety restraint warranty. They site TSB about a wire that GM made too short but are not sure it will fix it. This car has 42,000. We are worried the safety restraint system won't work and we carry 4 children in our vehicle. This should be covered and a safety recall.”
NHTSA complaint #11707940, filed 2025-12““Service safety restraint system” light came on. I feel this is a defect and a serious concern. I’ve seen where others are experiencing the same issue. I bought this vehicle specifically because I wanted to a safe vehicle to drive my 4 children around in.”
NHTSA complaint #11714022, filed 2026-01“The contact owned a 2022 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated while his wife was driving at approximately 30 MPH she crashed into another vehicle striking the driver's side door of the other vehicle, which then crashed into another vehicle in the rear having been redirected from the force of the impact. The vehicle had been moved in the same direction that the wife's vehicle was traveling. The vehicle that the wife had crashed into had run a stop sign. …”
NHTSA complaint #11510032, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11019755Apr 29, 2025This service bulletin provides information on the restraint warning lamp being illuminated and the correction to this by replacing the passenger presence module.
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 3% |
| 2021 | 6 | 3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 3% |
| 2018 | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 3% |
| 2015 | 11 | 3% |
| 2014 | 15 | 25% |
| 2013 | 28 | 24% |
| 2012 | 25 | 25% |
| 2011 | 66 | 45% |
| 2010 | 52 | 44% |
| 2009 | 38 | 36% |
| 2008 | 96 | 45% |
| 2007 | 146 | 50% |
| 2006 | 3 | 13% |
| 2005 | 10 | 8% |
| 2004 | 13 | 6% |
| 2003 | 18 | 6% |
| 2002 | 12 | 4% |
| 2001 | 20 | 5% |
| 2000 | 7 | 2% |
| 1999 | 14 | 2% |
| 1998 | 4 | 2% |
| 1997 | 8 | 2% |
| 1996 | 16 | 4% |
| 1995 | 18 | 4% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2022 Chevrolet Suburban
62 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
32 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 Chevrolet Suburban
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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