NHTSA Complaint #11543905 — 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

The dealership allegedly replaced the Takata airbag on the vehicle. Less than 50 miles later the "Service Airbag" dash light came on. When I took the vehicle back to the dealership they said "Yea, this happens a lot" They schedule an appointment to check it out. Their conclusion was that the two items were not related and that I would need to pay for parts and labor. They said the air bag sensor was bad. That dashboard light was never on before i took it in to the dealership. I spoke to Chevrolet customer service who stated that Dealerships are independent owner operators and since the item was closed in the recall data base that they couldn't do anything. Now I'm reaching out to NHTSA for help to fulfill the recall on the Airbag that you recalled for the safety of the public. It appears to me that they are not taking the recall as serious as you are, but in fact they have found a way to bill people for the repairs of the airbag recall.