2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 air bags problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 — 45% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall recall 16v381 is quite old and needs to be finalized. It is difficult to tell if this is a serious issue or not.”
filed May 30, 2019
“The dashboard cracked in two places at around 50,000 miles. There is a crack between the passenger side airbag cover and the front edge of the dashboard and one over the instrument panel to the front edge of the dashboard. I was told initially that this is simply a cosmetic issue, but subsequent…”
filed Apr 21, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Suburban 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Suburban 1500 | 32 | 40% |
| 2010 Suburban 1500 | 22 | 42% |
| 2008 Suburban 1500 | 40 | 40% |
| 2007 Suburban 1500 | 63 | 33% |
| 2006 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 3% |
| 2005 Suburban 1500 | 8 | 9% |
| 2004 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 Suburban 1500 | 3 | 3% |
| 2000 Suburban 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 Suburban 1500 | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
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.