NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Chevrolet Trax Recalls
The 2018 Chevrolet Trax has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 12, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Trax. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 102
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Chevrolet Trax, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 Chevrolet Trax
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 19V652000
- Reported
- September 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,722
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017 Trax
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 19V312000
- Reported
- April 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 112,958
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Trax
2018 Chevrolet Trax complaints by year
NHTSA has received 102 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Trax, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Trax, the component group named most often is the suspension (33%), followed by the engine (29%) and the electrical system (18%).
2 of the 2018 Chevrolet Trax's 2 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2018 Chevrolet Trax owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 28,001 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension34
- Engine30
- Electrical System18
- Unknown Or Other17
- Power Train12
- Steering9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Trax peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 34. 49% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Trax drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Trax year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 102 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Trax are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trax by model year
Other 2018 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted