2015 Chevrolet Impala · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 29owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Apr 16, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
29 of the 300 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 29 reports
Airbag on other Impala 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.
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 (14 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.
Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat.
All 3 recalls on the 2015 Chevrolet Impala, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Impala
Passenger air bag ocs algorithm. Closed mar 7, 2017.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 44,000 and 99,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala 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 technical bulletin provides a procedure to check the X2 or PPS sensor mat terminal connector for loose connections that may cause the airbag warning message to come on.
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
“passenger front seat presence sensor says someone is sitting in the seat even when empty. also seat belt warning light and audible alert is affected. I occasionally have four small children In the vehicle which is concerning because the airbag could go off when a child is sitting in the front seat.”
Filed Feb 26, 2025
“My service air bag light comes on and passenger airbag remains off while sitting in seat.”
Filed Mar 9, 2024
“Service airbag light repeatedly activates and goes off with passenger in vehicle. There was a previous recall Chevy #15400. NHTSA campaign #15V465000. Upon contacting the dealership about the issue. Claim was made that they didn't have a recall matching that number. My vehicle is within the production dates and has the heated and vented seats.”
Filed Aug 1, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 29 reports involved a crash and 2 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
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