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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Chevrolet Suburban Recalls

The 2009 Chevrolet Suburban has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chevrolet Suburban. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
106

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Chevrolet Suburban, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V050000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 2,641,272
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2008 Suburban, 13 other models

21V050000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V052000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 557,023
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2008 Suburban, 13 other models

21V052000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V053000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 692,526
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 13 other models

21V053000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
10V240000
Reported
June 4, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 1,365,070
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2007–2008 Suburban, 16 other models

10V240000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

09V154000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Chevrolet Suburban complaints by year

NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban, the newest on January 12, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the structure (10%).

3 of the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2009 Chevrolet Suburban owners gave the mileage (67 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags38
  • Unknown Or Other23
  • Electrical System16
  • Structure11
  • Engine10
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20101
20112
20124
20139
20144
20157
201614
201717
20186
201914
202013
20216
20223
20233
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 17. 8% 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: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 106 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Suburban by model year

Other 2009 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: January 12, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted