NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 5, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 901
- Crashes reported
- 68
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 05V198000
- Reported
- May 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 286,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Trailblazer, 2 other models
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, 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, 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Trailblazer, 10 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V151000
- Reported
- April 23, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V075000
- Reported
- March 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511,167
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Trailblazer, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 03V051000
- Reported
- February 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V222000
- Reported
- August 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Trailblazer, 9 other models
2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 901 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the newest on March 1, 2023. Of these, 68 describe a crash (8%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 66 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (13%) and the power train (11%).
1 of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer owners gave the mileage (701 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System285
- Fuel System, Gasoline114
- Power Train103
- Exterior Lighting77
- Engine And Engine Cooling65
- Visibility64
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 | |
| 2004 | 83 | |
| 2005 | 47 | |
| 2006 | 57 | |
| 2007 | 70 | |
| 2008 | 72 | |
| 2009 | 80 | |
| 2010 | 93 | |
| 2011 | 77 | |
| 2012 | 36 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 66 | |
| 2015 | 40 | |
| 2016 | 32 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 93. 30% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Trailblazer year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 901 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 1, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted