NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Traverse Recalls
The 2011 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 2011 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
- 608
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 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 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V246000
- Reported
- April 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2019 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 2009–2010, 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 2009–2010, 2012–2014 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Traverse, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 12V151000
- Reported
- April 9, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Traverse, 2 other models
2011 Chevrolet Traverse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 608 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, the newest on October 6, 2025. Of these, 16 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 30 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the steering (27%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (17%).
None of the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse's 5 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Traverse owners gave the mileage (497 complaints), the median was 70,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine204
- Steering165
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)103
- Power Train79
- Electrical System67
- Vehicle Speed Control58
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 33 | |
| 2014 | 105 | |
| 2015 | 121 | |
| 2016 | 64 | |
| 2017 | 59 | |
| 2018 | 67 | |
| 2019 | 66 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 121. 28% 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 Traverse drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Traverse year in the same window: 1st highest of the 14 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Chevrolet Traverse years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 608 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Traverse by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted