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2014 GMC Sierra Air bags Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
5%of 101 total for the year
Median mileage
29,898miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 GMC Sierra, 5% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,898 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“While sitting parked in my driveway with the car in park and the engine idling, the side curtain airbags on my 2014 Gmc Sierra deployed for no identifiable reason. Gm has provided part of the crash detection report data to me. The vehicle event severity status: rollover indicates yes . The cdr also shows that the vehicle's speed was zero and the engine was at idle (512 RPM). As noted, the vehicle was parked on a level surface and there was no movement of the vehicle other than any movement of the passengers in the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10735304, filed 2015-07, 29,898 miles

“My son and I were driving my Gmc Sierra 2014 to his friends house before we crashed. My son was driving and has his learner's permit, however, had been driving for 4 months. At a fork in the road I told my son quickly to make a right rather than left and we crashed into an improperly grated wall of dirt causing the truck to go from 40 MPH to 0 with my son having his seatbelt on, but I did not. Neither airbags deployed and both of us sustained serious injuries. My son broke his nose and I am suffering from a broken nose, concussion and a burst vertebrae. …”

NHTSA complaint #10621127, filed 2014-08, 4,000 miles

“I was stopped at a red light behind 2 other vehicles. A vehicle from behind struck me at appx 40 MPH and rammed me into vehicle in front of me. The cab of my truck filled with a white. Smoke . I was told by both firemen and wrecker driver airbags had activated but not deployed. My wife was with me. Both our seatbelts locked up as they should. Concern is had the airbag deployed it might have helped with back and shoulder injury. Maybe we would not have bounced around as much. I notified Gmc and they made a case file but after a week still have not contacted me. …”

NHTSA complaint #10561907, filed 2014-01, 6,000 miles

“The contact owned a 2014 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were sustained. The EMT responded but no medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. A police report was filed. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11504615, filed 2023-01, 100,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 42 MPH, she was involved in a three-vehicle accident after a vehicle involved in another accident ricocheted and hit her vehicle. The driver's side air bag exploded but did not deploy. Black smoke was released from the steering wheel and the air bag fell on the contact's left leg. The driver seat belt retractor fell apart during the accident which sliced the top part of the contact's ear; in addition, the failure sent a part of the contact's earing into her ear canal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11472552, filed 2022-07, 93,622 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201712%
2016233%
201548%
201455%
2013718%
2012414%
20111023%
2010824%
2009924%
20082943%
20071322%
200636%
200565%
200453%
200352%
200231%
2001125%
2000174%
1999122%
199863%
199742%
1996167%
1995125%

Other parts of the 2014 GMC Sierra

Exterior lighting
63 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Steering
7 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 GMC Sierra

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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