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2008 GMC Acadia airbags problems

The 2008 GMC Acadia has 149 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

149

Airbags complaints

11%

Share of year

12

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.

What owners report

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · May 10, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 149 complaints about the 2008 GMC Acadia airbags — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2008 GMC Acadia 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.