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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls

The 2019 Chevrolet Equinox has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 29, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
306

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
23

7 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

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

4 recalls on the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox

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, 2020 Equinox, 11 other models

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

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
19V667000
Reported
September 19, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 301
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 Equinox

19V667000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
19V184000
Reported
March 7, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 120
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

19V184000: 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 Equinox, 9 other models

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

2019 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year

NHTSA has received 306 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the service brakes (23%) and the electrical system (14%).

None of the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox's 4 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2019 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (129 complaints), the median was 9,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine100
  • Service Brakes70
  • Electrical System44
  • Fuel/Propulsion System42
  • Power Train37
  • Unknown Or Other37

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20182
201960
202025
202124
202225
202334
202448
202548
202640

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 60. 44% 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 Equinox drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 7th highest of the 18 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 306 complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Equinox by model year

Other 2019 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted