2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer air bags problems
102 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving on the highway going 65mph which is the legal speed limit. I got cut off by a driver and light tapped my brakes to slow the vehicle down. When I did so the vehicle then swerved to the left and started drifting sideways directly to a wall. I went head on with the wall. Then I bounced…”
filed Mar 21, 2025
“Airbag on drivers side deployed from the drivers seat without being hit. Opened my car door and the bag was deployed. Car was parked in my driveway.”
filed Dec 5, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE…Campaign 02V222000 · Aug 9, 2002
Air Bags problems in other Trailblazer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Trailblazer | 4 | 6% |
| 2022 Trailblazer | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Trailblazer | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 Trailblazer | 4 | 15% |
| 2008 Trailblazer | 33 | 17% |
| 2007 Trailblazer | 27 | 4% |
| 2006 Trailblazer | 31 | 3% |
| 2005 Trailblazer | 70 | 5% |
| 2004 Trailblazer | 42 | 4% |
| 2003 Trailblazer | 57 | 6% |
| 2001 Trailblazer | 2 | 10% |
| 2000 Trailblazer | 3 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer
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.