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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls

The 2015 Chevrolet Equinox has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
680

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
24

6 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Campaign
22V165000
Reported
March 17, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 681,509
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014 Equinox, 1 other model

22V165000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: side/window

Campaign
15V666000
Reported
October 16, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 395
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 5 other models

15V666000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year

NHTSA has received 680 owner complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (37%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (9%).

None of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox's 2 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.

Where 2015 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (426 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Visibility/Wiper250
  • Engine227
  • Power Train63
  • Unknown Or Other54
  • Electrical System45
  • Air Bags38

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201510
201616
201725
201870
2019130
2020117
202177
202296
202352
202441
202530
202616

Complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 130. 18% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 9th highest of the 18 ranked years.

Chevrolet Equinox years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 680 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Equinox by model year

Other 2015 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted