2015 Chevrolet Equinox air bags problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The ref air bag sensor appeared in my 2015 Chevy Equinox today. My vehicle has not been in a car accident as of today 1/24/26. None of my airbags have been deployed at all. I would like to report this defect and I would like Viva Chevrolet in El Paso Texas to be notified since that is the…”
filed Jan 25, 2026
“Hello, on September 5, 2025 I was driving my 2015 Chevy equinox. I was in a collision while driving my 2015 equinox going at a speed of 60 mph on a highway. On the day of the collision i hit a cargo truck that was carrying vehicles an it completely destroyed the front of my 2015 chevy equinox…”
filed Sep 23, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture…Campaign 15V666000 · Oct 16, 2015
Air Bags problems in other Equinox years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Equinox | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 Equinox | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 Equinox | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Equinox | 4 | 2% |
| 2021 Equinox | 4 | 4% |
| 2020 Equinox | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 Equinox | 11 | 4% |
| 2018 Equinox | 15 | 4% |
| 2017 Equinox | 19 | 7% |
| 2016 Equinox | 12 | 3% |
| 2014 Equinox | 29 | 5% |
| 2013 Equinox | 25 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.