2015 Chevrolet Traverse · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 162owner reports
- 74,000median miles
- 4involved a crash
Newest report Feb 5, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
162 of the 313 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2015 Traverse.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (114 reports) · Airbag warning light stays on (31 reports)
Tick what matches of 162 reports
Airbag on other Traverse 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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 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 (28 reports), the inflator (6 reports) and the module (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
4 recalls on the airbags cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
All 5 recalls on the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 45,000 and 109,000 miles, from the 35 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse 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
“Airbag recall since May of 2023 issued for my 2015 Chevy Traverse. No one is taking the matter seriously or helping figure out a solution to this serious safety issue.”
Filed Jan 22, 2024
“Safety of my wife and 5 children are at risk every time they get in our family vehicle.”
Filed Nov 5, 2023
“I would like to file a complaint about the amount of time to fix recall 23V334. I received notice in June 2023 and is now October 2023 for a recall that can "result in injury or death to vehicle occupants."”
Filed Oct 13, 2023
“Was notified of Safety recall in June of 2023 for "In these vehicles, the front-driver airbag inflator may contain a supplier manufacturing defect that may result in inflator rupture during deployment. An inflator rupture may cause metal fragments to pass through the airbag and into the vehicle interior, which may result in injury or death to vehicle occupants".”
Filed Sep 4, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 4 of 162 reports involved a crash and 3 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