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2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 airbags problems

The 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has 25 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 36% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

25

Airbags complaints

36%

Share of year

0

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

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM DRIVER SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE. IT HAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I'M VERY CONCERNED THE DASH WILL INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED IT WILL BECOME LIKE PIECES OF FLYING SHRAPNEL. THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · May 18, 2017

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 airbags — 36% 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.