2011 Chevrolet Equinox Airbags Problems
NHTSA lists 52 airbag complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, 7% of all complaints filed for that year, tied to 17 crashes, 15 injuries, and 1 fire. The typical failure mileage reported is 62,000 miles. No related recall is listed for this component.
- Airbags complaints
- 52
- 7% of 782
- Crashes reported
- 17
- Fires reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 15
- Median mileage
- 62,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical airbag symptoms owners report
- Owners report front airbags failing to deploy during frontal or near-frontal collisions at highway speeds, including impacts with deer, other vehicles, or fixed objects.
- Several drivers describe total-loss front-end crashes where no airbags fired despite severe vehicle damage.
- Some complaints describe airbags failing to deploy in side-impact or lane-departure crashes, including one involving an ice-storm slide into a guardrail.
- One owner reported that a powder residue emitted from the airbag module even though the bag itself did not deploy.
- A separate complaint describes an electrical fire and smoke smell after a deer-collision crash, unrelated to airbag deployment.
- One owner linked their airbag complaint to a Takata recall after a frontal wheel impact.
When 2011 Chevrolet Equinox airbag complaints were filed
First complaint Feb 1, 2011, latest May 15, 2026.
Airbags recalls for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Airbags complaints by Equinox model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many airbag complaints does NHTSA have for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox?
- NHTSA lists 52 airbag complaints for the 2011 Equinox, making up 7% of all 782 complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox airbags?
- No related recall is listed in NHTSA data for the airbag complaints on this model year.
- At what mileage do airbag problems typically show up on the 2011 Equinox?
- The median reported failure mileage for airbag complaints on the 2011 Equinox is 62,000 miles.
- Were there injuries linked to airbag complaints on the 2011 Equinox?
- NHTSA data tied to these airbag complaints shows 17 crashes, 15 injuries, and 1 fire.
- How does the 2011 Equinox compare to other years for airbag complaints?
- The 2011 Equinox had 52 airbag complaints at a 7% share, matching the 2010 model year's 57 complaints and 7% share, and higher than most later years such as 2012 with 19 complaints at 3%.