NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet Equinox has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 5, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 782
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 16V502000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Equinox, 6 other models
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 14V447000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 414,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 Equinox, 5 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 10V623000
- Reported
- December 15, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,843
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2011 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year
NHTSA has received 782 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 41 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the engine (49%), followed by the power train (19%) and the electrical system (9%).
1 of the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (629 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine386
- Power Train145
- Electrical System74
- Visibility/Wiper69
- Fuel/Propulsion System61
- Unknown Or Other57
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 33 | |
| 2014 | 60 | |
| 2015 | 65 | |
| 2016 | 74 | |
| 2017 | 84 | |
| 2018 | 98 | |
| 2019 | 116 | |
| 2020 | 52 | |
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 116. 22% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 1st highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 782 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Equinox by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted