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2009 Chevrolet Traverse airbags problems

The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse has 26 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

26

Airbags complaints

4%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Related recalls

14V118000AirbagsMarch 17, 2014 · 1,176,407 units

Defect

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 Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.

Consequence

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse airbags — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 14V118000.

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.