IllustrationWHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1995 Chevrolet 1500
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports1 fire reports9 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
16 reportsWHILE STOPPED IN MY 1995 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP (SHORT BED, STEP SIDE) I WAS RE-ENDED BY AN SUV (PATHFINDER) DOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE TRUCK BED CRASHED INTO THE CAB AND AND DENTED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE, FRAME BENT, ETC. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
AT A 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER COULD TURN STEERING WHEEL, BUT VEHICLE KEPT STRAIGHT INTO A POLE. *AK THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURINGTHE ACCIDENT, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *YH
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 60 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE'S SIDE AT 25MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'SSIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SMASHED VEHICLE INTO A UTILITY POLE, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING 65 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
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