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2001 GMC Suburban Air bags Problems

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

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 GMC Suburban, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. 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.

“While driving approximately 30mph consumer hit another vehicle head-on, and airbags did not deploy. Did about 7000 dollars damage to front end. Contacted dealer and dealer gave consumer's telephone number to Gmc.”

NHTSA complaint #896102, filed 2001-09

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2002114%
2001120%
200017%
199962%
199811%
199753%
199632%
199542%

Other parts of the 2001 GMC Suburban

Seats
2 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 GMC 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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