2015 GMC Sierra 1500 · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 37owner reports
- 35,000median miles
- 5involved a crash
Newest report Mar 30, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
37 of the 719 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (27 reports)
Tick what matches of 37 reports
Airbag on other Sierra 1500 years
No other Sierra 1500 model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Sierra 1500 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 (8 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 roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator, or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
The roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator.
While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition.
In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test.
All 9 recalls on the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Sierra 1500
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Air bag malfunction. Closed aug 24, 2023.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 32,000 and 90,000 miles, from the 9 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Body paint delaminating. Also, difficulty sometimes stopping vehicle extra length required to stop”
Filed Jul 23, 2023
“My electrical failed i was hauling a trailer and i crashed into a car also the air didnt deploy we were traveling at 35mph my steering locked i couldnt aviod steering got real tight”
Filed Aug 9, 2022
“I received recall notice N202324251. I took my vehicle to Clay Cooley Chevrolet for state inspection and to address the recall. According to the work invoice (#568190) the recall work was performed. However, I keep receiving recall notices and when I look this up on the NHTSA website the status is "Recall INCOMPLETE".”
Filed May 18, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 5 of 37 reports involved a crash and 6 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
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 229 reports
- Headlights too dim or fail 83 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 51 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 44 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 40 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 33 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 33 reports