2021 GMC Canyon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 17%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2021 GMC Canyon, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 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.
“I was involved in a serious front end collision that totaled my vehicle. My truck was deemed not repairable and declared total by the insurance company. I was driving on the nj garden state parkway when the accident occurred. Not one airbag was deployed!”
NHTSA complaint #11415175, filed 2021-05, 10,000 miles“I was involved in a MVA with another car. The other car had all their airbags deploy after they struck me. None of my airbags deployed. I was hit in the right front corner ahead of my right tire. The secondary impact was to my right side between my rear passenger door and rear tire. They hit me with enough force to bend the frame of my truck, crack my engine block and the appraisal from the repair shop came to over $34K without any engine work. I was the only one in my vehicle, thankfully. I am not sure how many occupants were in the other vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11438689, filed 2021-10Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 7% |
| 2021 | 2 | 17% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 5% |
| 2016 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 7 | 2% |
| 2012 | 2 | 9% |
| 2011 | 3 | 25% |
| 2009 | 3 | 11% |
| 2008 | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 | 5 | 12% |
| 2006 | 4 | 8% |
| 2005 | 10 | 9% |
| 2004 | 5 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2021 GMC Canyon
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 GMC Canyon
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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