NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Captiva Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Chevrolet Captiva, across 1 model year from 2011 to 2011.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2011
- Owner complaints
- 315
2011–2011, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 315 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Captiva across 5 model years; the most, 138, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Chevrolet Captiva complaints (3%) and a fire on 8.
Across all Chevrolet Captiva model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 139 complaints), then the engine (98).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Captiva in 2018: 76, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Captiva is steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Chevrolet Captiva recall, 11V591000, was reported on December 19, 2011 and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid.
Chevrolet Captiva years to avoid
Too few Chevrolet Captiva model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 14 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 138 | 31 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 97 | 22 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 65 | 10 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Captiva years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Captiva
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID1
Chevrolet Captiva model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Captiva recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V591000December 19, 2011 | steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid | 2011 | fire | 3,150 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Captiva. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted