NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls
The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 21, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 399
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 16V449000
- Reported
- June 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year
NHTSA has received 399 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the visibility/wiper (29%) and the power train (7%).
The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2016 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (172 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine203
- Visibility/Wiper114
- Unknown Or Other32
- Power Train27
- Electrical System24
- Fuel/Propulsion System19
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 43 | |
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 43 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 74. 21% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 14th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 399 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Equinox by model year
Other 2016 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted