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Chevrolet Traverse Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 31 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Traverse, across 15 model years from 2009 to 2023. The 2020 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Chevrolet Traverse years to avoid by our method: 2011 (2.6× the median year) and 2018 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
15

2009–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
31
Most recalls
2020

8 recalls

Owner complaints
5,504

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 5,504 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Traverse across 19 model years; the most, 669, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 159 of the Chevrolet Traverse complaints (3%) and a fire on 30.

Across all Chevrolet Traverse model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,119 complaints), then the air bags (947).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Traverse in 2024: 691, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Traverse is air bags: critical fasteners, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Traverse recall, 23V334000, was reported on May 10, 2023 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

Chevrolet Traverse years to avoid

The 2011 Chevrolet Traverse stands out most: 170 complaints between 2010 and 2014, 34% of them naming the engine.

The best-measured Chevrolet Traverse years are 2013 (0.4×), 2021 (0.6×) and 2017 (0.7×).

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 Traverse, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202701—not ranked
2026026—not ranked
20250185—not ranked
20240141—not ranked
2023294—not ranked
2022110071
0.7×
202139241
0.6×
2020823470
1.1×
20193412132
1.7×
2018avoid2464176
2.2×
2017336156
0.7×
2016529270
0.8×
2015531371
0.9×
20147548109
1.3×
2013416236
0.4×
2012535465
0.9×
2011avoid5608170
2.6×
20105669113
1.7×
2009844853
1.2×

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

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Traverse

  • AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS10
  • SEAT BELTS8
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION7
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN3
  • TIRES3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2

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

Every Chevrolet Traverse recall campaign (31)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Traverse, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V334000May 10, 2023air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014–2017injury and death995,085
23V172000March 16, 2023power train: automatic transmission2023crash8,744
23V042000February 2, 2023power train: driveline: driveshaft2023crash10
22V246000April 14, 2022air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015injury and death2,687
22V210000March 31, 2022air bags: side/window: curtain2020–2022crash and injury89
21V817000October 18, 2021power train: automatic transmission2020–2021crash and fire639
21V782000October 7, 2021air bags: frontal2013–2017injury and death555
21V472000June 24, 2021air bags: sensor: frontal impact2021injury6
21V246000April 8, 2021air bags: critical fasteners2010–2019injury108
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2020crash33,838
20V684000November 5, 2020tires2020crash7,516
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2018–2020crash and fire194,105
20V639000October 15, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020crash2,781
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
19V643000September 6, 2019structure: frame and members2020crash and injury3,420
18V774000November 1, 2018air bags2019crash and injury12
15V833000December 11, 2015seats2016crash and injury2,633
15V609000September 29, 2015visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2016fire29,295
15V415000June 30, 2015structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2009–2012injury691,144
15V044000January 28, 2015tires2015crash9,074
14V614000October 1, 2014electrical system2014crash106,307
14V266000May 20, 2014seat belts2009–2014crash and injury1,339,355
14V223000April 30, 2014electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2014crash51,640
14V118000March 17, 2014air bags: side/window2009–2013crash and injury1,176,407
14V092000February 21, 2014power train: automatic transmission2014injury355
12V151000April 9, 2012visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2011–2012crash47,846
10V375000August 12, 2010seat belts2009–2010crash and injury207,210
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2009fire1,365,070
09V153000May 6, 2009parking brake2009crash15,393
09V073000March 6, 2009power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2009crash276,729
08V615000November 24, 2008seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2009crash and injury16,667

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Traverse. 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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