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Chevrolet Suburban

Every Chevrolet Suburban model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,48283 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns27Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins12,732Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 429, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02004006002015429201620172018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet Suburban complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
422
Brakes
320
Powertrain
288
Electrical system
195
Steering
114
Fuel system
97
Structure
57
Suspension
51
Airbags
43
Driver assistance
43
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Suburban model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Suburban by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024SUV424.821014569
2023SUV1252.462534662
2022SUV1243.2539441,175
2021SUV1983.56601251,367
2020SUV446.815740844
2019SUV785.118630979
2018SUV813.7195401,255
2017SUV1417.8277501,561
2016SUV2205.0537611,778
2015SUV4298.29431112,542
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Suburban

  • 26V-289 May 7, 2026
    Component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver
    Powertrain · 66 vehicles
  • 26V-085 Feb 13, 2026
    Transmission control valve may fail and lock up the rear wheels
    Powertrain · 44k vehicles
  • 25V-274 Apr 24, 2025
    Connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure
    Engine and cooling · 598k vehicles
  • 24V-797 Oct 24, 2024
    Transmission control valve may fail and cause the rear wheels to lock-up
    Powertrain · 463k vehicles
  • 23V-642 Sep 20, 2023
    Rear suspension outer control arm bolts may not have been properly heat-treated, which can cause the bolts to break
    Suspension · 189 vehicles
  • 22V-903 Dec 8, 2022
    Daytime running lights (DRLs) may not deactivate when the headlights are on
    Lighting · 740k vehicles
  • 22V-827 Nov 3, 2022
    Daytime running lights (DRLs) may not deactivate when the headlights are on
    Lighting · 339k vehicles
  • 22V-617 Aug 11, 2022
    Rivet that retains the buckle to the mounting bracket in the left or right side third-row seat belt buckle assembly may have been improperly formed
    Seat belts · 484k vehicles
  • 22V-036 Jan 27, 2022
    Rear wheel driveshaft assemblies may have internal components that were not heat-treated properly, possibly resulting in driveshaft failure
    Powertrain · 1,789 vehicles
  • 21V-739 Sep 23, 2021
    Fuel pump power control module may cause the fuel pump to fail or operate intermittently, which can interrupt fuel flow to the engine, and cause…
    Fuel system · 15k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.