2014 GMC Acadia air bags problems
245 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2014 GMC Acadia — 53% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owned a 2014 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was avoiding crashing into another vehicle when the contact's vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that some good Samaritans assisted the contact…”
filed Mar 24, 2026
“called dealer faulkner gmc multiple times while recall was in force they kept saying they would schedule me when part was available found out that recall was over never got the airbag replaced this is a serious safety defect that needs to be fixed please investigate”
filed Feb 13, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defectCampaign 23V334000 · May 10, 2023
- Side curtain air bags may not be properly attachedCampaign 21V246000 · Apr 8, 2021
Air Bags problems in other Acadia years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Acadia | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 Acadia | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 Acadia | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 Acadia | 8 | 5% |
| 2020 Acadia | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 Acadia | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Acadia | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 Acadia | 76 | 11% |
| 2016 Acadia | 130 | 56% |
| 2015 Acadia | 108 | 45% |
| 2013 Acadia | 29 | 22% |
| 2012 Acadia | 33 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 GMC Acadia
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.