2013 Chevrolet Cruze air bags problems
49 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“For the airbag the car was sold to me without a working airbag. It’s in the steering wheel (I have been told this by a Chevrolet dealership) and the part that is broken is the part that will make it inflate in case of crash. This is scary to me. I was just in my first (and hopefully only) accident…”
filed Aug 20, 2025
“I wanted to file this because I feel this a safety concern. My vehicle has always been kept up on maintenance. One day out no where it started acting up my 2013 Chevy Cruze Ls. I had a shop come back after they did a diagnostic that is was a faulty throttle body sensor and Pcv. I have issues with…”
filed Nov 7, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the driver's front air bag inflator may have been manufactured…Campaign 14V372000 · Jun 26, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Cruze years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Cruze | 2 | 10% |
| 2018 Cruze | 8 | 7% |
| 2017 Cruze | 7 | 3% |
| 2016 Cruze | 21 | 9% |
| 2015 Cruze | 20 | 8% |
| 2014 Cruze | 75 | 11% |
| 2012 Cruze | 34 | 4% |
| 2011 Cruze | 40 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze
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.