There are 4 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Impalain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Airbags turn off when passenger is seated due to an issue with the sensor in the seat that rubs against the seat frame.
I WAS ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AND HIT A DEER , ALL THE SMOKE CAME OUT BUT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. I'M GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER OR ANYBODY.
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN A RENTAL WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ILLINOIS. A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WHILE GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE SEATBELTS ENGAGED SO HARD THAT IT SNAPPED THE BACK OF MY DRIVER SEAT HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT RELEASE. THE AIR BAG SIGNAL FOR THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SIDES CAME ON BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. PICTURES ATTACHED.
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TO SWITCH LANES TO THE RIGHT LANE, ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE LEFT LANE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE OTHER WAY HOWEVER THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHICH HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE, FLIPPED MORE THAN TWICE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY, LEFT SIDE BODY PAINS, PROBLEMS WALKING, A NEUROLOGIST ASSESSMENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK BACK PAINS AS ALL 3 RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD A SOURCE INSPECT THE NON-AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TO PROVIDE A REPORT. A DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO A FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
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