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1999 Chevrolet Venture airbags problems

The 1999 Chevrolet Venture has 42 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

42

Airbags complaints

9%

Share of year

13

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Venture airbags complaints by model year42 complaints1997: 16 complaints1998: 29 complaints1999: 42 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 15 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 5 complaints
Venture airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. FRONT END WAS TOTALED. ALSO, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · April 7, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1999 Chevrolet Venture have?

NHTSA has 42 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Venture airbags — 9% 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.