NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Chevrolet Traverse Recalls
The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 448
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Traverse, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 14V266000
- Reported
- May 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,339,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 Traverse, 3 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 14V118000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2013 Traverse, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 10V375000
- Reported
- August 12, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 207,210
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Traverse, 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 09V153000
- Reported
- May 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,393
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 09V073000
- Reported
- March 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 08V615000
- Reported
- November 24, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2009 Chevrolet Traverse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 448 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the newest on January 18, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the component group named most often is the steering (52%), followed by the power train (13%) and the engine (11%).
1 of the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Chevrolet Traverse owners gave the mileage (394 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering231
- Power Train58
- Engine50
- Electrical System36
- Unknown Or Other35
- Air Bags26
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 56 | |
| 2014 | 130 | |
| 2015 | 64 | |
| 2016 | 32 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 130. 12% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Traverse year in the same window: 6th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 448 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Traverse by model year
Other 2009 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted