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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chevrolet Blazer Recalls

The 2004 Chevrolet Blazer has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 18, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Blazer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
50

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Chevrolet Blazer, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
04V132000
Reported
March 18, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 183,922
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2003 Blazer, 3 other models

04V132000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Chevrolet Blazer complaints by year

NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer, the newest on March 8, 2018. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the structure (12%) and the suspension (12%).

The 2004 Chevrolet Blazer's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Where 2004 Chevrolet Blazer owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System10
  • Structure6
  • Suspension6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4
  • Power Train4
  • Service Brakes4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200412
20057
20062
20074
20084
20097
20111
20132
20148
20161
20182

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 12. 50% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Blazer year in the same window: 9th highest of the 9 ranked years.

That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Blazer years.

Chevrolet Blazer years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 50 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Blazer by model year

Other 2004 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: March 8, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted