NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls
The 2009 Chevrolet Colorado has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 18, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 67
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado
Child seat
- Campaign
- 10V575000
- Reported
- November 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008, 2011 Colorado, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V310000
- Reported
- July 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Colorado, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 09V154000
- Reported
- May 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2009 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 67 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on November 7, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the engine (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
None of the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2009 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System36
- Engine10
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Air Bags6
- Unknown Or Other6
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 15. 7% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 67 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
Other 2009 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: November 7, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted