NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 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
- 1,108
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
59 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 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 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V599000
- Reported
- September 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Trailblazer, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Trailblazer, 7 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 14V404000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 184,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Trailblazer, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V248000
- Reported
- June 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Trailblazer, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 12V406000
- Reported
- August 16, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278,174
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Trailblazer, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Trailblazer, 10 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,108 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the newest on September 8, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (3%) and 59 a fire; owners reported 40 injuries and 14 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (39%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the fuel system, other (10%).
2 of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer's 8 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer owners gave the mileage (929 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline437
- Electrical System251
- Fuel System, Other113
- Exterior Lighting112
- Fuel/Propulsion System76
- Visibility/Wiper52
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 36 | |
| 2009 | 96 | |
| 2010 | 164 | |
| 2011 | 259 | |
| 2012 | 174 | |
| 2013 | 58 | |
| 2014 | 78 | |
| 2015 | 94 | |
| 2016 | 41 | |
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 259. 14% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Trailblazer year in the same window: 5th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,108 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted