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Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, across 4 model years from 2002 to 2006. The 2006 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).

Model years
4

2002–2006, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2006

6 recalls

Owner complaints
863

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 863 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext across 4 model years; the most, 313, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 18 of the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext complaints (2%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 277 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (234).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext in 2009: 138, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext is exterior lighting: brake lights, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext recall, 15V599000, was reported on September 24, 2015 and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls.

Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext years to avoid

Too few Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2006618940not ranked
2004126143not ranked
2003331385not ranked
2002310025not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1

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

Every Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V599000September 24, 2015visibility: power window devices and controls2006fire9,932
15V519000August 14, 2015exterior lighting: headlights2006crash429,170
14V404000July 2, 2014visibility: power window devices and controls2006fire and injury184,611
13V248000June 13, 2013electrical system2006fire and injury193,652
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V494000October 27, 2005latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2002–2003injury98,007
05V455000October 5, 2005steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2006fire123,592
04V527000November 1, 2004exterior lighting: brake lights2002–2004crash871,473
04V046000February 4, 2004visibility: windshield wiper/washer2002–2003crash581,394

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

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Newest record on this page: June 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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