NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Suburban 1500, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2023. The 2011 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years to avoid by our method: 2007 (2.3× the median year).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2011
- Owner complaints
- 1,307
2000–2023, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,307 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 across 16 model years; the most, 190, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 33 of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 complaints (3%) and a fire on 22.
Across all Chevrolet Suburban 1500 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 255 complaints), then the air bags (190).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 in 2010: 144, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 is wheels: hub, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recall, 24V674000, was reported on September 12, 2024 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2021 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years to avoid
The 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 stands out most: 64 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 33% of them naming the air bags.
The best-measured Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years are 2010 (0.6×), 2011 (0.6×) and 2008 (0.8×).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 31 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 17 | — | not ranked |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 2 | 80 | 13 | 0.6× |
| 2010 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 0.6× |
| 2009 | 0 | 55 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 101 | 19 | 0.8× |
| 2007avoid | 0 | 190 | 64 | 2.3× |
| 2006 | 0 | 31 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 94 | 26 | 1.2× |
| 2004 | 0 | 182 | 32 | 1.2× |
| 2003 | 1 | 175 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 120 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 0 | 92 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 1 | 67 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- WHEELS:HUB2
- EQUIPMENT1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP1
- STEERING:LINKAGES1
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE1
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Suburban 1500 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V674000September 12, 2024 | service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp | 2023 | crash | 449,671 |
| 11V339000June 28, 2011 | steering: linkages | 2011 | crash | 739 |
| 11V007000January 6, 2011 | suspension: rear: axle: spindle | 2011 | crash | 30,566 |
| 07E106000 | wheels: hub | 2000, 2003 | crash | — |
| 10E043000 | equipment | 2010 | injury | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Suburban 1500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted