Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche has 24 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
26
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | CAR CRASH AND BRAKS LOCKED AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY, INJURIES LEFT UNPAID AND VEHICLE DAMAGES. |
| Oct 8, 2014 | AIR BAGS | CLEAR DRY DAY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE HIS A SIDE OF A BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESU... |
| Sep 15, 2014 | AIR BAGS | IN THIS COLLISION WHERE I WAS A PASSENGER WE FLIPPED OVER 2 AND SLID ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AN... |
| Jul 9, 2014 | AIR BAGS | ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2002 AVALANCHE ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED ON SI... |
| Sep 7, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND C... |
| Jun 1, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE O... |
| Aug 20, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IMPACTED ACCIDENT.. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN I WAS HIT AND AIRBAG DEPLO... |
| Aug 14, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER RAN A RED... |
| Feb 13, 2009 | AIR BAGS | SON HIT A TREE HEAD ON TOTALED AVALANCHE FRONT END AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHY?????????? *TR |
| Aug 8, 2008 | AIR BAGS | A GUY RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT HIM NEAR THE END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS TRYIN... |
| Mar 27, 2007 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. ON MARCH 27, 2007, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBA... |
| Mar 2, 2007 | AIR BAGS | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE'S MOST COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS "WATER LEAKING" INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SU... |
| May 6, 2006 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY... |
| Jan 18, 2006 | AIR BAGS | MY VEHICLE (A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE) WAS INVOLVED IN A TOTAL LOSS COLLISION ON JANUARY 18, 2006. THE... |
| Jan 3, 2006 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND THROUGH GRAV... |
| Jul 11, 2005 | AIR BAGS | 1. MOTOR VVEHICLE ACCIDENT 2. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY 3.NOT AT THIS POINT |
| Aug 1, 2003 | AIR BAGS | THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ... |
| Feb 12, 2003 | AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. I WAS STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE THAT LO... |
| Jan 16, 2003 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT LANE. WITHOUT WARNI... |
| Jan 3, 2003 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAIN SERIOU... |