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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Chevrolet Traverse Recalls

The 2019 Chevrolet Traverse has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2021.

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

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
412

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
15

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

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

3 recalls on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse

Air bags: critical fasteners

Campaign
21V246000
Reported
April 8, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 108
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2018 Traverse, 2 other models

21V246000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Traverse, 11 other models

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

Air bags

Campaign
18V774000
Reported
November 1, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 12
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 3 other models

18V774000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Chevrolet Traverse complaints by year

NHTSA has received 412 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse, the component group named most often is the power train (41%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the engine (15%).

1 of the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2019 Chevrolet Traverse owners gave the mileage (97 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train170
  • Electrical System114
  • Unknown Or Other95
  • Engine62
  • Fuel/Propulsion System25
  • Service Brakes21

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201918
202021
202136
202257
202366
202468
202586
202660

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 86. 32% 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 Traverse drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Traverse year in the same window: 4th highest of the 14 ranked years.

Chevrolet Traverse years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 412 complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Traverse by model year

Other 2019 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted