Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Chevrolet Traverse has 39 NHTSA airbags complaints and 2 airbags-related recalls.
39
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated October 7, 2026
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AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn O...
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AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The sid...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | AIR BAGS | After sliding into a ditch, my drivers side, curtain airbag deployed but, instead of covering the dr... |
| Aug 20, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbags deployed unexpectedly while I was driving on the freeway. |
| May 6, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbags failed to deploy on drivers side and in the front after an impact of 35 MPH. My daughter and... |
| May 8, 2022 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I looked up 2012 Chevy Traverse recalls and 4 things came up. I was very happy to see that because I... |
| Jan 30, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light is on for the passenger seat and the clips under the seat are loose |
| Sep 30, 2020 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN THE POWER WENT INTO REDUCE ENGINE MODE AND THE... |
| Apr 8, 2020 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PIECE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT COMES APART TRIGGERING. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER... |
| Oct 5, 2019 | AIR BAGS | 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WITH ABOUT 38,000 MILES OWNED SINCE PURCHASED NEW. "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE... |
| May 20, 2019 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SRS LIGHT INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD CONTINUES TO COME ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES ... |
| May 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | ONE DAY JUST STARTING MY CAR NOTICED SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. MY VEHICLE HAS... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | AIR BAGS | RECENTLY, THE SERVICE AIR BAG COMES ON THE DASH BOARD AND FLASH IN THE DISPLAY WHEN I START THE ENGI... |
| Aug 20, 2018 | AIR BAGS | "SERVICE AIR BAG" IS INDICATED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THIS HAPPENS, STOPPED, OR WHILE IN... |
| Jun 4, 2018 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SO BASICALLY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS STATING ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE LIGHT COMES ON... |
| Mar 12, 2018 | AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND AFTER 2 SERVICE CALL THE DEALER DETERMINE THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW AIRBAG... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | "TAKATA RECALL" WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN 3 TIMES AN... |
| Nov 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A TAKATA PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED THAT TAKATA WENT BANKRUPT. ON NOV... |
| Aug 6, 2017 | AIR BAGS | BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AND HALF AGO AND SEVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON SO DEALERSHIP FIXED PROBLEB BECAU... |
| Jan 24, 2017 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE LATE JANUARY 2017. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF HAVING IT, THE SERVICE STABILIT... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | AIR BAGS | RECEIVED SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS RECALL NUMBER 14030 NOTICE MAY 2014. HAD RECALL REPAIR ... |
| Jan 9, 2017 | AIR BAGS | SERVICE AIR BAG, DEALER SHIP WANTS $1,000 TO REPAIR, TO PROTECT MY FAMILY |