NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Trax Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Trax, across 7 model years from 2015 to 2025. The 2015 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
No Chevrolet Trax model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2019, is at 1.6×.
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 994
2015–2025, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 994 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Trax across 11 model years; the most, 180, concern the 2024.
Owners marked a crash on 77 of the Chevrolet Trax complaints (8%) and a fire on 26.
Across all Chevrolet Trax model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 280 complaints), then the electrical system (259).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Trax in 2026: 199, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Trax is suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Trax recall, 26V539000, was reported on August 20, 2026 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Chevrolet Trax, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Chevrolet Trax years to avoid
The best-measured Chevrolet Trax years are 2021 (0.3×), 2015 (0.9×) and 2020 (0.9×).
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Trax years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Trax
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT7
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.2
- AIR BAGS1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
Chevrolet Trax model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Trax recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V539000August 20, 2026 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2025 | crash | 306,511 |
| 23V744000November 6, 2023 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024 | crash | 60,154 |
| 19V652000September 12, 2019 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2015–2018 | crash | 93,722 |
| 19V312000April 18, 2019 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2017–2019 | crash | 112,958 |
| 18V774000November 1, 2018 | air bags | 2019 | crash and injury | 12 |
| 17V437000July 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal | 2015–2016 | crash and injury | 40,683 |
| 16V651000September 8, 2016 | air bags: frontal | 2015–2017 | crash and injury | 3,640,162 |
| 16V422000June 10, 2016 | electrical system: software | 2015–2016 | crash and injury | 18,780 |
| 16V257000April 28, 2016 | equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc. | 2015–2016 | — | 317,572 |
| 15V162000March 20, 2015 | equipment: other: labels | 2015 | crash | 19,831 |
| 15V146000March 13, 2015 | steering: electric power assist system | 2015 | crash | 2,295 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Trax. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted