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Chevrolet Trailblazer

Every Chevrolet Trailblazer model year on file, 1998 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years7,146635 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years261998 to 2027
Recall campaigns30Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11,569Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 1,466, 21% of the model's total

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

05001,0001,5001998200120041,466200720132017202020232027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Chevrolet Trailblazer complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2,351
Fuel system
2,030
Lighting
782
Powertrain
713
Engine and cooling
607
Visibility and wipers
457
Airbags
381
Brakes
284
Speed control
204
Structure
196
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Trailblazer 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 Trailblazer by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone007
2026SUV922.21501097
2025SUV244.218510268
2024SUV339.116510418
2023SUV6910.134500481
2022SUV1103.647810647
2021SUV1934.764340754
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00392
2019Not decoded0NoneNone00407
2018Not decoded0NoneNone00479
2017Not decoded0NoneNone00470
2015Not decoded0NoneNone0075
2014Not decoded10.010000339
2013Not decoded0NoneNone00352
2009SUV2718.512301963
2008SUV19312.433301921
2007SUV73210.21,09354845
2006SUV1,1087.92,67084804
2005SUV1,4665.92,15622672
2004SUV1,0818.81,75824701
2003SUV9019.92,81688673
2002SUV1,14912.23,5351310641
2001SUV2010.0800080
2000SUV2615.41060065
1999SUV40.0200013
1998Not decoded0NoneNone005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Trailblazer

  • 26V-539 Aug 20, 2026
    Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image
    Back-over prevention · 307k vehicles
  • 21V-440 Jun 10, 2021
    Emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use
    Equipment · 135k vehicles
  • 20V-588 Sep 24, 2020
    Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake…
    Brakes · 3,677 vehicles
  • 20V-537 Sep 3, 2020
    Rear attachment bolts of one or both front seats may not have been installed
    Seats · 105 vehicles
  • 20V-295 May 21, 2020
    Certification label on these vehicles does not provide the tire size and cold tire pressure information for front and rear tires, as required
    Equipment · 20 vehicles
  • 15V-599 Sep 24, 2015
    Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board,…
    Visibility and wipers · 9,932 vehicles
  • 15V-519 Aug 14, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate
    Lighting · 429k vehicles
  • 14V-404 Jul 2, 2014
    Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Visibility and wipers · 185k vehicles
  • 13V-248 Jun 13, 2013
    Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Electrical system · 194k vehicles
  • 12V-406 Aug 16, 2012
    Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board
    Electrical system · 278k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.