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Chevrolet Equinox Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 30 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Equinox, across 16 model years from 2005 to 2024. The 2022 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).

No Chevrolet Equinox model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2011, is at 1.7×.

Model years
16

2005–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
30
Most recalls
2022

5 recalls

Owner complaints
9,201

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 9,201 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Equinox across 23 model years; the most, 784, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 370 of the Chevrolet Equinox complaints (4%) and a fire on 93.

Across all Chevrolet Equinox model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 2,749 complaints), then the electrical system (1,226).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Equinox in 2019: 891, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Equinox is power train: automatic transmission, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Equinox recall, 23V869000, was reported on December 21, 2023 and concerns the structure: body: door.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Chevrolet Equinox years to avoid

The best-measured Chevrolet Equinox years are 2009 (0.2×), 2017 (0.4×) and 2008 (0.4×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Equinox, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202701—not ranked
2026075—not ranked
20250236—not ranked
2024182—not ranked
2023399—not ranked
20225186135
1.0×
2021410050
0.5×
20204318130
1.4×
20194306136
1.1×
20185410183
1.5×
2017027646
0.4×
2016139984
0.7×
20152680121
1.0×
2014154986
0.7×
20132751157
1.2×
20123685104
1.0×
20113782170
1.7×
20103784138
1.4×
200909411
0.2×
2008037043
0.4×
2007468590
0.7×
20060695102
1.0×
20051638167
1.7×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Equinox years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Equinox

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION4
  • SEATS4
  • CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER3
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST3
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2

Chevrolet Equinox model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Equinox recall campaign (30)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Equinox, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V869000December 21, 2023structure: body: door2024crash and injury265
23V339000May 11, 2023child seat: vehicle latch anchor2020–2023crash and injury668,187
23V013000January 19, 2023fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module2021–2022crash23,323
22V929000December 15, 2022air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2023crash and injury9
22V724000September 29, 2022seats2022–2023crash and injury6,895
22V359000May 19, 2022seats2022crash and injury221
22V165000March 17, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2014–2015crash681,509
21V612000August 5, 2021tires2021–2022crash9,597
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2018–2020crash and fire194,105
19V704000October 3, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash166
19V667000September 19, 2019fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2019–2020fire301
19V184000March 7, 2019seats2019crash and injury120
18V576000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018–2019crash210,628
18V358000May 31, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2018fire895
18V252000April 19, 2018visibility2018injury379
17V516000August 22, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2018crash2,905
16V582000August 4, 2016visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2013crash367,808
16V502000July 5, 2016electrical system: ignition2010–2013injury8,367
16V449000June 21, 2016equipment: other: labels2016crash17
15V666000October 16, 2015air bags: side/window2015crash, injury and death395
14V447000July 23, 2014seats: front assembly: power adjust2010–2012crash414,333
12V459000September 19, 2012fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2007fire49,768
11V511000October 19, 2011tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2012crash and injury33,964
10V623000December 15, 2010seat belts: front: buckle assembly2011injury97,843
09V489000December 23, 2009visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system2010crash59,031
07V520000November 7, 2007air bags2007crash and injury57,100
07V344000August 7, 2007air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2007crash and injury437
07V242000June 13, 2007visibility: windshield2007crash and injury6,213
04V302000June 30, 2004power train: automatic transmission2005—132

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Equinox. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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