2017 Chevrolet Traverse · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 263owner reports
- 38,038median miles
- 5involved a crash
Newest report Aug 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
263 of the 361 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2017 Traverse.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (230 reports)
Tick what matches of 263 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 (27 reports), the inflator (7 reports) and the module (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the airbags cover the 2017 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 side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
All 3 recalls on the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 25,800 and 50,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 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 LOCATING AND RECONNECTING AIRBAG CONNECTORS THAT ARE NOT FULLY SEATED TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, OR ONE, OR MORE, AIRBAG DTC(S) SET.
What owners wrote
“I have contacted GM several times and they refuse to even loan me a rental I don't feel safe in my car and it's not right there's no remedy!”
Filed Aug 31, 2023
“There is an open recall with no available fix. I donât feel safe driving this car without the fix. We basically have to purchase a new car with less trade in value as it os unethical to sell or pay for a loaner. I called GM & they referred to the dealership. 2 different dealerships including dealership of purchase say there is nothing they can do as there is no fix. Please help.”
Filed Aug 28, 2023
“We were sent an "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" stating that "the front-driver airbag may contain a defect" that could result in "injury or death" . This recall was sent in June and they have no fix and are not supplying courtesy cars.”
Filed Aug 22, 2023
“Manufacture is unable to fix recall in a timely manner. I use vehicle for business and I am unable to use it for over 3.5 months which is cause me to lose income. Manufacture still has not remedy”
Filed Aug 12, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 5 of 263 reports involved a crash and 8 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