2015 GMC Terrain Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 6%of 299 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 GMC Terrain, 6% of the 299 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased my 2015 Terrain june 30 2020. Ever since I bought it I keep getting a warning on my dash board for service airbags.. It will come on as soon as I turn the car on.. It doesn't happen every time but at least once a week if not more. I took a picture of the warning and called the car,dealership wwhere I bought it told me to contact GM that this was a safety issue with the airbag alert coming on.”
NHTSA complaint #11351708, filed 2020-08, 101,500 miles“The air bag service lights came on 10/2019 while in motion. I notice a recall for this vehicle on the NHTSA website yet the local GM dealer where I live says that there isn't one for my vehicle according to the VIN.”
NHTSA complaint #11266138, filed 2019-10, 83,000 miles“The seat belt alarm was going off in the front passenger so brought to dealership and was told the airbag sensor went bad and needed to be replaced. Quoted $900 to repair and not covered under warranty. If the seat belt was bad, that would be covered but not the airbag? I feel this is a safety recall and should be covered. If the airbag did not deploy in an accident, that would be a lawsuit.”
NHTSA complaint #11360621, filed 2020-09, 55,000 miles“In the early morning of 9-5-15 my daughter began driving home from pittsburgh to de. She swerved to avoid an animal on the pa turnpike, hit the jersey wall on the right, rolled over completely twice to the left, landing upright in the median. Luckily the seat belt saved her and she had only minor injuries. However the side air bags did not deploy. In fact onstar called 911 because their monitoring equipment showed that the air bags had deployed, but they did not. The vehicle was declared a total loss. …”
NHTSA complaint #10767506, filed 2015-09, 10,000 miles“I have a failure occurring with the air bag system in my 2015 GMC Terrain SLE. There seems to be other air bag issues with this vehicle. This is yet another problem. I am aware that there is a technical bulletin that the manufacture has published concerning the failure I am experiencing, but there appears to be no recall. Specifically, I have a service air bag light on in the vehicle. The problem has been diagnosed to be the failure of the air bag passenger presence module. Since this is a safety feature, it seems it would warrant more than a technical bulletin.”
NHTSA complaint #11568652, filed 2024-01Related recalls
- 15V666000Oct 16, 2015General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The…Covers: GMC Terrain 2015, Chevrolet Malibu 2015, Camaro 2015 +3 more
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 | 14 | 6% |
| 2017 | 12 | 9% |
| 2016 | 10 | 7% |
| 2015 | 17 | 6% |
| 2014 | 11 | 4% |
| 2013 | 19 | 5% |
| 2012 | 25 | 7% |
| 2011 | 25 | 6% |
| 2010 | 24 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2015 GMC Terrain
120 complaintsEngine
81 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsExterior lighting
24 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
8 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 GMC Terrain
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