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Chevrolet TRAVERSE

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Fire risk
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Crash risk
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Injuries
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Deaths
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All Recalls

6 campaigns
6 recalls 1 critical🔥 1 fire risk💥 3 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
Mar 31, 2022
1497 days ago

Your roof rail airbags may not deploy in a crash, increasing injury risk.

Affected: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Traverse and 2021-2022 Buick Enclave vehicles. The harness connector to the left or right side roof rail air bag may have incompatible electrical terminals, which could prevent the air bags from deploying in a crash.

Consequence

Roof rail air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the harness connector to the roof rail air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 29, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212352140.

Engine
Oct 18, 2021
1661 days ago

Your transmission fluid can leak, causing you to lose power while driving or catch fire.

Affected: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · 2021
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Chevrolet Traverse wheelchair accessible vehicles with Power In-floor Ramp conversion. The screw and clip that hold the inner wheel-well plastic shroud in place may chafe against the transmission case, possibly resulting in a transmission fluid leak.

Consequence

A transmission fluid leak can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the screw and clip, and inspect for signs of contact with the transmission, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Braun customer service at 1-800-488-0359.

Body
Jun 9, 2019
2523 days ago

Your frame rail can crack and reduce the car's ability to protect you in a crash.

Affected: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS · 2020
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The right-hand frame rail in the engine compartment may be cracked.

Consequence

A crack in the frame rail may reduce crash performance, increasing the risk of an injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N192268310.

Airbag
Jun 24, 2021
1777 days ago

Your front airbags may not deploy correctly in a crash, raising your injury risk.

Affected: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT · 2021
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave vehicles. During service by dealers, certain vehicles may have received incorrect air bag calibration software that may affect frontal airbag deployment.

Consequence

Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will update the air bag calibration software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 29, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N212340220.

Airbag
Aug 4, 2021
1736 days ago

Your side curtain airbag can come loose and fail to protect you in a crash.

Affected: AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS · 2019
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Consequence

Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

Airbag
Jul 10, 2021
1761 days ago

Your driver's airbag can explode and send metal fragments into your chest.

Affected: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · 2017
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.

Full analysis: how to read the Chevrolet TRAVERSE recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Chevrolet TRAVERSE recall history

The Chevrolet TRAVERSE currently has 6 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the TRAVERSE in our dataset is air bag (4). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used TRAVERSE: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2017–2022, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2019 and 2022. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular TRAVERSE is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific TRAVERSE has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used TRAVERSEbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Chevrolet or any U.S. government agency.