NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 27, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 313
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 05V494000
- Reported
- October 27, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Trailblazer Ext, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 04V527000
- Reported
- November 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 871,473
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Trailblazer Ext, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 04V046000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 581,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Trailblazer Ext, 3 other models
2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext complaints by year
NHTSA has received 313 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the newest on March 20, 2019. Of these, 7 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (26%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the power train (16%).
None of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext's 3 recalls concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext owners gave the mileage (261 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline80
- Electrical System77
- Power Train49
- Visibility25
- Exterior Lighting23
- Structure20
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26 | |
| 2006 | 40 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 41 | |
| 2009 | 47 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 47. 27% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 313 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted