NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Chevrolet Traverse Recalls
The 2010 Chevrolet Traverse has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Chevrolet Traverse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 669
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V246000
- Reported
- April 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2019 Traverse, 2 other models
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 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 2009, 2011–2014 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 2009, 2011–2013 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 2009 Traverse, 3 other models
2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 669 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, the newest on September 4, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (3%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, the component group named most often is the steering (49%), followed by the engine (27%) and the power train (10%).
None of the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse's 5 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Chevrolet Traverse owners gave the mileage (576 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering331
- Engine178
- Power Train66
- Electrical System60
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)57
- Vehicle Speed Control42
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 78 | |
| 2014 | 196 | |
| 2015 | 77 | |
| 2016 | 61 | |
| 2017 | 77 | |
| 2018 | 51 | |
| 2019 | 36 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 196. 17% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Traverse year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 669 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Traverse by model year
Other 2010 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted