2015 Chevrolet Equinox · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 38owner reports
- 56,000median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 17involved a crash
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
38 of the 680 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 38 reports
Airbag on other Equinox years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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 (10 reports) and the module (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
All 2 recalls on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
What owners paid
5 of the 38 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,100 to $5,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 37,000 and 90,000 miles, from the 23 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox 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
What owners wrote
“There is a warning to service airbag. I took to dealership there is a recall on thus issue for certain vins, but not mine. They said my sensor under passenger seat is defective and would cost $1800+ to fix. I don't understand if this is a known issue and recall for some vehicles...why not mine?”
Filed Sep 26, 2024
“Oil consumption issues, engine failure, does not indicate oil low light when oil is low, catalytic converter failure”
Filed Jul 15, 2024
“Car received a front impact and airbags did not deploy despite the alert on the dash saying âservice airbagsâ immediately after collision. Seat belts engaged though.”
Filed Dec 16, 2023
“The service airbag sensor is constantly going off. It scares me, I am afraid it will explode”
Filed Jan 21, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 17 of 38 reports involved a crash and 17 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
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- Windshield cracks or distorts 178 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 98 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 79 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 64 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 58 reports
- Timing chain or cam phaser rattles 46 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 26 reports