There are 13 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Corvettein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Air bag display is on and apparently there is a leak in the accelerant on the passenger side of the car.
AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPEARS TO BE AFFECTED BY POSITIONING OF THE PASSENGER SEAT.
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON
TOOK OFF IN FIRST GEAR QUICKLY TO GET ACROSS TRAFFIC AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON WHICH MEANS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE.
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENT. SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NOT LOCKING. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL APPEAR AFTER MOVING SEAT OR DURING SPIRITED DRIVING.
THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON WHICH DISABLES THE SYSTEM. CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE C6 CORVETTES. THE DEALER ACTS AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THAT CAN NOT BE TRUE. MY PARTNER HAS A 2009 C6 AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO REPORTED BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS HAD INTERNAL FAILURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, ON DURING BRAKING AND OFF DURING BRAKING. SIMILAR TO NHTSA 10564432. *TR
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT DOMES ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. CAR HAS A CLEAN CAR FAX. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS FAULTY OR WILL NOT PROPERLY WORK IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. *TR
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR GOES OVER A BUMP, OR DURING QUICK STOP, OR SHARP TURN. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE SEATS. *TR SINCE THE LIGHT COMES ON DURING HARD STEERING MOTION, BUMP, OR RAPID DECELERATION, I ASSUME THE AIR BAGS ARE UNLIKELY TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026