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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext Recalls

The 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext. 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
261

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, 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 Trailblazer Ext

Exterior lighting: brake lights

Campaign
04V527000
Reported
November 1, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 871,473
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Trailblazer Ext, 3 other models

04V527000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext complaints by year

NHTSA has received 261 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the newest on April 17, 2019. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the component group named most often is the electrical system (56%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (11%) and the power train (7%).

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

Where 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext owners gave the mileage (216 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System145
  • Fuel System, Gasoline29
  • Power Train17
  • Engine And Engine Cooling16
  • Exterior Lighting13
  • Fuel/Propulsion System9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20042
200510
200612
200719
200833
200956
201047
201133
201212
201312
20149
20153
20162
20176
20182
20193

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 56. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 261 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: April 17, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted