2014 Chevrolet Cruze · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 67owner reports
- 50,328median miles
- 42involved a crash
Newest report Aug 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
67 of the 643 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 67 reports
Airbag on other Cruze years
No other Cruze model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Cruze year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (22 reports).
Recalls and investigations
4 recalls on the airbags cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint.
The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators may rupture at the inflator weld joint. This recall is an expansion of Recall 23V-674.
The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint.
In the affected vehicles, the driver's front air bag inflator may have been manufactured with an incorrect part.
All 10 recalls on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Cruze
Air bag non-deployment. Closed jul 9, 2014, led to recall 13V-023.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 24,000 and 98,200 miles, from the 38 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This informational bulletin provides information on Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime and Passenger Airbag Indicator On or Set DTC B101D When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat
Driver Front Airbag Inflator Failure
What owners wrote
“Why is this not resolved with a remedy as yet? It is over six months now. This is unacceptable.”
Filed Jun 7, 2024
“Recall on my car has no remedy and has had a safety recall for 7 months. I have tried to contact both chevy and GM for a solution as I do not feel safe driving my car and they both told me I just have to wait. So now I am unable to drive my car out of fear for the safety of myself and others, and they will provide no solution other than to just wait and allow my car to be unused for an undetermined amount of time.”
Filed Mar 13, 2024
“Recall on the airbag but not showing up in the Chevy dealership and my airbag light has been on for almost 2 years and it shows up on my app that I have a recall”
Filed May 22, 2023
“Cooling issues, replaced the thermostat, water pump, reservoir, still having issues. Was in an accident in 2015 and the airbags didn't go off.”
Filed Mar 12, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 42 of 67 reports involved a crash and 41 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 93 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 77 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 71 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 71 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 66 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 43 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 36 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 34 reports
- Windshield wipers stop working 32 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 30 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 28 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 25 reports