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2017 GMC Acadia airbags problems

The 2017 GMC Acadia has 76 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

76

Airbags complaints

8%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Related recalls

23V334000AirbagsMay 10, 2023 · 995,085 units

Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.

What owners report

We had a head on collision on 4/26/23. The other at fault vehicle airbags did in fact deploy and we believe ours should have also deployed but Didn’t. We have dash cam footage to see the impact and at that speed, one would anticipate airbags deploying.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · April 26, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2017 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 76 complaints about the 2017 GMC Acadia airbags — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2017 GMC Acadia airbags?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 23V334000.

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.