NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Equinox Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Equinox has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Equinox. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 100
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Chevrolet Equinox
Child seat: vehicle latch anchor
- Campaign
- 23V339000
- Reported
- May 11, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 668,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 Equinox, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
- Campaign
- 23V013000
- Reported
- January 19, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Equinox
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V612000
- Reported
- August 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,597
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Equinox, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
2021 Chevrolet Equinox complaints by year
NHTSA has received 100 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (20%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (17%).
None of the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox's 4 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Equinox owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System20
- Electrical System18
- Power Train17
- Unknown Or Other17
- Engine16
- Service Brakes8
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 31 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 31. 50% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Equinox year in the same window: 15th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 100 complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Equinox by model year
Other 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted