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Chevrolet Suburban Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 44 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Suburban, across 14 model years from 2000 to 2024. The 2021 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).

Chevrolet Suburban years to avoid by our method: 2000 (2.5× the median year), 2001 (4.2× the median year), 2002 (3.0× the median year), 2003 (2.6× the median year), 2004 (2.4× the median year), 2015 (4.1× the median year) and 2016 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
14

2000–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
44
Most recalls
2021

12 recalls

Owner complaints
4,318

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 4,318 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Suburban across 25 model years; the most, 440, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 184 of the Chevrolet Suburban complaints (4%) and a fire on 56.

Across all Chevrolet Suburban model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 532 complaints), then the air bags (510).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Suburban in 2019: 313, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Suburban is fuel system, gasoline, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Suburban recall, 26V085000, was reported on February 13, 2026 and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module: software.

Chevrolet Suburban years to avoid

The 2001 Chevrolet Suburban stands out most: 219 complaints between 2000 and 2004, 20% of them naming the service brakes, hydraulic.

The 2001 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 2 for the ranked Chevrolet Suburban years.

The best-measured Chevrolet Suburban years are 2011 (0.3×), 2020 (0.4×) and 2014 (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 Suburban, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2024145—not ranked
20233131—not ranked
2022412477
1.5×
20211220065
1.6×
202004413
0.4×
201907824
0.5×
201808425
0.6×
2017014253
1.1×
2016avoid022095
2.1×
2015avoid0431183
4.1×
201405920
0.4×
2013011828
0.6×
2012010122
0.6×
2011014811
0.3×
201001172not ranked
200951068not ranked
2008421322
0.6×
2007429221
0.5×
20061231not ranked
2005712931
0.9×
2004avoid6204100
2.4×
2003avoid7301114
2.6×
2002avoid4286162
3.0×
2001avoid8440219
4.2×
2000avoid11282153
2.5×

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

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Suburban

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
  • STRUCTURE4
  • SEAT BELTS3
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER3
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE3

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

Every Chevrolet Suburban recall campaign (44)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Suburban, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V085000February 13, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2022crash43,743
25V274000April 24, 2025engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2024crash597,571
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2021crash463,295
23V642000September 20, 2023suspension: rear2023crash189
22V903000December 8, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2022–2023crash740,108
22V827000November 3, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2021crash338,735
22V617000August 11, 2022seat belts: critical fasteners2021–2022crash and injury484,155
22V036000January 27, 2022power train: driveline: driveshaft2021crash1,789
21V739000September 23, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module2021crash14,939
21V455000June 17, 2021steering: steering control module2021crash26,847
21V421000June 10, 2021air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light2021injury285,622
21V190000March 18, 2021seat belts2021crash and injury94,641
21V050000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and death2,641,272
21V052000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and death557,023
21V053000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009injury and death692,526
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V792000December 17, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury624,216
20V735000November 25, 2020seats2021crash and injury94
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2007–2009fire1,365,070
09V154000May 6, 2009fuel system, gasoline2009crash27,188
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2007–2008fire857,735
07V521000November 7, 2007engine and engine cooling2001crash11,974
06V289000August 3, 2006engine and engine cooling2004–2005fire38,439
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V379000August 29, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2000–2002crash1,353,718
05V163000April 22, 2005seat belts: rear/other2003–2005injury1,359,824
05V155000April 14, 2005fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2000–2001fire316,508
05V103000March 18, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2005crash707
05V055000February 14, 2005power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator2005injury7,194
05V043000February 8, 2005service brakes, hydraulic2004–2005crash and injury77,411
05V005000January 7, 2005power train: driveline: driveshaft2000—98,221
04V376000August 2, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2005fire1,103
04V045000February 4, 2004service brakes, hydraulic2003–2004—68,875
03V094000March 7, 2003structure2000–2003fire3,674
03V037000February 6, 2003structure: body: door: hinge and attachments2003crash107
03V019000January 27, 2003fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2003fire5,734
02V178000July 1, 2002air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2000crash and injury525,254
01V159000May 17, 2001seat belts: front: retractor2001crash and injury9,196
00V345000October 30, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2000crash1,383,922
00V343000October 25, 2000structure: body2000–2001death35,659
00V222000August 8, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2000—3,758
01T001000tires: tread/belt2000crash, injury and death—
06E026000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
06E043000fuel system, gasoline2000–2005fire—

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

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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