Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche has 18 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
11
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2020 | AIR BAGS | I HAD JUMPED MY DEAD BATTERY AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING JUMPED, THE DR... |
| Aug 6, 2016 | AIR BAGS | SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOU... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | AIR BAGS | I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO COME HOME. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR AND AS I DID, THE DRI... |
| Jun 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICAT... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOW... |
| Sep 24, 2011 | AIR BAGS | REAR ENDED A SUV AT 40 MPH WITHOUT BREAKING AND THE AIR BAGSA DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT |
| May 23, 2011 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES NOW. HAS BEEN AN HABITUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR ... |
| Jul 5, 2010 | AIR BAGS | 2004 AVALANCHE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. READ NUMEROUS FORUMS AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO C... |
| Feb 22, 2010 | AIR BAGS | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 02/22/2010. A VERY LARGE ICE CHEST FLEW OUT OF A VEHICLE SEVERAL CA... |
| Jan 25, 2010 | AIR BAGS | 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE SIR LIGHT (SERVICE AIRBAG) REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPA... |
| Aug 10, 2009 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT APPROX.... |
| Dec 1, 2007 | AIR BAGS | WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE WE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEP... |
| Feb 1, 2006 | AIR BAGS | NO INJURIES. AIRBAG SYSTEM FLASHING ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY. NO PARTICULAR ... |
| Sep 16, 2005 | AIR BAGS | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS ... |
| Aug 10, 2005 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. THE FIRST EPISODE REQU... |
| Apr 1, 2005 | AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT | 2004 AVALANCHE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN 2005 DEALERSHIP REPLACE AIRBAG UNIT SERVICE AIRB... |
| Dec 29, 2004 | AIR BAGS | DT: VEHICLE HAS HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS, AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE 12/29/2004. THEY ... |
| Jul 15, 2004 | AIR BAGS | DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEM. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEWLY PURCHASED THE AIR BAG ... |