NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 196
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 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 Trailblazer
Equipment: mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift: stand
- Campaign
- 21V440000
- Reported
- June 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Trailblazer, 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 20V588000
- Reported
- September 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,677
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Seats: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 20V537000
- Reported
- September 3, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 20V295000
- Reported
- May 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer
2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints by year
NHTSA has received 196 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the power train (21%) and the engine (19%).
None of the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other55
- Electrical System41
- Power Train41
- Engine38
- Service Brakes30
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 48 | |
| 2026 | 44 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 48. 53% 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 Trailblazer drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Trailblazer year in the same window: 6th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 196 complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer by model year
Other 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted