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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Chevrolet Cruze Recalls

The 2019 Chevrolet Cruze has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 29, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Chevrolet Cruze. 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
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
20V668000
Reported
October 29, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 194,105
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 2018 Cruze, 11 other models

20V668000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Campaign
18V576000
Reported
August 30, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 210,628
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2018 Cruze, 9 other models

18V576000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Chevrolet Cruze complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (17%).

1 of the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train8
  • Engine5
  • Electrical System4
  • Air Bags3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Forward Collision Avoidance2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20193
20212
20226
20232
20243
20252
20265

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 6. 48% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze drew 0.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cruze year in the same window: 9th highest of the 9 ranked years.

That makes 2019 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Cruze years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 23 complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Cruze by model year

Other 2019 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted