Airbags owner reports
Evidence: Medium confidence
Owner reports are bound to model year 2019.
- Symptom
- 6 reviewed owner reports for this model year mention air bags.
- Why it matters
- The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
Mileage in the reports
In reports that included mileage, this problem showed up around 2,122 to 26,097 miles.
Based on 3 reports that included mileage. This is not a failure rate or a prediction.
What to inspect
- Ask the inspector to test the named system and note any warning lights, noises, leaks, or stored codes.
Ask the inspector to check: Independent pre-purchase inspection.
What may help
- Use the inspection and service records to check whether this car shows the reported problem.
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Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I was in an accident in my 2019 Chevy Traverse on September 4, 2025. Upon impact, my airbags did not deploy. I was pulling out from and intersection and a car with no lights on was coming from the right of me going towards the left of me. I ended up hitting his car on the driver' side and rear door. His side airbags went off. I was wearing my seatbelt. My body was thrown forward and hit the steering wheel. The airbag did not go off upon impact. I have a broken sternum, bruised ribs and bruises across my left shoulder due to the seatbelt. I ended up in the hospital overnight for observation. They were worried about my heart and lungs since they were jarred forward when I hit the steering wheel. Now my insurance company wants to total my car. They also want me to get a different title (salvage title) if I have the car fixed, which in turn with make it hard for me to sell it and keep insurance on it. I want to know what will be done about this. If I get the car fixed, will it happen again? Looking for answers. I feel that I would have been just fine if my airbag had went off. Now I am looking at 6-8 weeks of painful recovery.”
Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“My wife and I were t-boned in the front end of our 2019 Chevy Traverse. I am familiar with how airbags operate and the force necessary to activate the trigger switch. At the force we were hit, the airbags should have deployed. None of the airbags worked. The car that hit us was totaled. Their front end was completely demolished to the firewall and all airbags were deployed. Our car had $11,000 plus worth of front /side damage. Our bodies are recovering from injuries we should not have sustained if the airbags were functional. We will be contacting the dealer.”
Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“Driver's side airbag. A car crashed into the driver's side at a 90 degree angle that caused damage starting right behind the driver's door and continued all the way to the rear of the vehicle. The damage was severe enough that the driver's side passenger door, the rear wheel, hub, hub assembly, linkage, lower control arm, and tire, rear fender, the pillar and hingers between the front and rear door, steering gear and linkage. In spite the of violence of the accident, none of the airbags deployed, especially the driver's side airbag which allowed the driver's head to contact the driver's door window.”
Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 20 MPH at an intersection, she failed to see the approaching vehicle that was driving 40 MPH and T-boned that vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. During the impact, the contact's wife's chest area collided with the steering wheel. The other vehicle did have all the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact’s wife sustained abdominal, right knee, and chest pain, as well as a headache, and was treated in the hospital. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.”
Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“I RECENTLY HAD A CRASH IN MY 2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE IMPACT HIT MY DRIVER DOOR AND FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY CAR WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES AN HOUR. EVERY AIRBAG IN THEIR VEHICLE DEPLOYED HOWEVER EVEN WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I'VE SPOKEN WITH MINI REPAIRMAN AT MORE THAN TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WHO STATED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.”
Source recordEvidence: Medium confidence
The records describe a possible crash, fire, injury, or loss of control.
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: E961540 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,193.”