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2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 airbags problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has 40 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

40

Airbags complaints

31%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Suburban 1500 airbags complaints by model year63 complaints1995: 2 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 63 complaints2008: 40 complaints2009: 25 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 32 complaints
Suburban 1500 airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS DRIVING ON 7TH AVE AND A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS DARK EARLY MORNING. I HIT THE CAR COMING ACROSS AND DROVE IT INTO A TREE.THE DRIVER IN THE CAMRY HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF HER CAR . MY CAR HAD THE FRONT END SEVERELY DAMAGED. ALMOST $10,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · October 10, 2011 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 airbags — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.