5 complaints reported

2016 GMC Terrain Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2025 Crash Injury

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, a second vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. During the crash, the vehicle sustained severe damage to the front passenger side, but no air bags inside the cabin of the vehicle deployed. The driver of the other vehicle reported no injuries, and the air bags in her vehicle did deploy. The contact was transported from the scene of the crash to the local hospital with multiple injuries that included a head contusion and burn, left knee contusion, right hand, and right foot contusions. A police report was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was towed to the local collision center. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 129,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2025
Nov 2024 Crash Injury

The contact owned a 2016 GMC Terrain. The contact stated that while making a right turn, a Dodge Ram truck ran through a stop sign causing the contact to crash into the truck head-on. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's daughter arrived at the scene and transported him to the local hospital to be evaluated for brain, neck, left-hand fingers, swollen right leg, and back pain injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed but the police report number was not available. The vehicle was towed to a salvage junkyard. The dealer was not contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2024
Feb 2024

The OBD airbag deployment sensor is displayed. The GM dealership service center advised the airbag may not deploy in the event of an accident. The service center advised that we would need to pay for the airbag and sensor to be replaced / repaired regardless of the ACRO agreement to replace and repair airbags. This is unacceptable and a danger to all drivers or passengers of the vehicle. It appears several other complaints have been filed where drivers or passengers were injured due to this issue.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2023
Aug 2021 Crash Injury

Got into a collision where I T-boned the other vehicle at 40 mph and NO airbags deployed. Passenger was thrown into the dash and knees went into the glove box and driver hit the steering wheel

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2021
Feb 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING. WEBSMART AUTO CREDIT (1225 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14615, 585-349-3713) INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC TERRAIN, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019

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Quick Summary

The 2016 GMC Terrain has 5 Air Bags complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.