# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `852824` · 2011-04-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 1
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
GM HAS RECALLED 2004 SILVERADO WITH LEATHER SEATS BECAUSE IT CAUSES AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHEN NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AT FULL COST PER RECALL ID# 7297, BUT GM HAS REFUSED TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SUBMITTED THE RECALL.  THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 05/26/11  THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY LEASED VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. UPDATED 06/01/11.  *TR  THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 05/16/12  THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS COMING ON AND GOING OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 07/03/12. *JB  UPDATED 04/29/14
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