Five problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v054000 (air bags) however, the VIN was updated and now displayed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The failure recurred. The vehicle then was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the air bag needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that a senior adviser would reach out him for further assistance however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.
Takata recall ; cracked dash.
Dash board cracks formed on passenger airbag and driver over instrument panel. Possible airbag deployment puncture hazard and vibration distraction while moving.
Center of dash is not sturdy enough caused a crack from center dash air vent corner on passenger side corner to the air bag.
The steering wheel is difficult to turn or control, went to dealership to fix the problem. After the dealership allegedly fix the problem, we had continued problems with the steering (controlling the steering wheel) and then the transmission caused the vehicle to jump or skip gears, causing the vehicle to be difficult to control. Took it back to the dealership and they were to busy to help us. All of the aforementioned defects caused my husband to lose control of the truck and ultimately flew off the road and vehicle flipped over (roll over).