Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Chevrolet Equinox has 16 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2025 | AIR BAGS | About six months ago, my steering wheel would get hot in the middle of it, but I kind of didn’t know... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Accident involving frontal impact with a deer. Heard and smelled propellant charge for airbag and se... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS REGARDLESS IF SOMEONE IS IN ... |
| May 31, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVIN... |
| Feb 27, 2020 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH FUMES COMING INTO THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS WHE... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON (NOT FLASHING). SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. NOT CAUS... |
| Nov 18, 2017 | AIR BAGS | "TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG WAS EJECTED BUT IT WAS DEFLATED, OFFERING NO PROTECTION UPON IMPACT. V... |
| Mar 31, 2017 | AIR BAGS | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. MY CRUISE WAS SET AT 57 MPH AND ... |
| May 27, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT I... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SEMI-TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE... |
| May 2, 2015 | AIR BAGS | I WAS STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A TURN. I WAS THEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APP... |
| Dec 17, 2014 | AIR BAGS | SUDDENLY, "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT STARTED TO APPEAR WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE ... |
| Sep 5, 2014 | AIR BAGS | THE PASSENGER SEAT GOT WET AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IT TOOK 3 DAYS FOR THE... |
| Nov 22, 2013 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SEATS | WE WERE SITTING STILL AT TRAIN CROSSING WHEN WE WERE STRUCK FROM THE REAR AND WAS SHOVED FORWARD 8-1... |
| Sep 20, 2013 | AIR BAGS | I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AS ANOTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING NORTH. THE CAR TRAVELING NORTH MADE A RAPID LEFT ... |
| Dec 10, 2012 | AIR BAGS | I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 40-50 MPH AT TH... |