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Chevrolet Blazer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 40 safety recalls and 8,192 owner complaints across 45 model years of the Chevrolet Blazer (1969–2026). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

40
safety recalls, all years
8,192
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet Blazer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Chevrolet Blazer01
2025 Chevrolet Blazer131
2024 Chevrolet Blazer150
2023 Chevrolet Blazer243
2022 Chevrolet Blazer151
2021 Chevrolet Blazer1136
2020 Chevrolet Blazer3220
2019 Chevrolet Blazer2186
2008 Chevrolet Blazer05
2007 Chevrolet Blazer09
2006 Chevrolet Blazer019
2005 Chevrolet Blazer015
2004 Chevrolet Blazer150
2003 Chevrolet Blazer177
2002 Chevrolet Blazer2246
2001 Chevrolet Blazer3326
2000 Chevrolet Blazer4589
1999 Chevrolet Blazer0436
1998 Chevrolet Blazer3716
1997 Chevrolet Blazer4768
1996 Chevrolet Blazer61,153
1995 Chevrolet Blazer61,224
1994 Chevrolet Blazer2620
1993 Chevrolet Blazer2511
1992 Chevrolet Blazer2278
1991 Chevrolet Blazer4222
1990 Chevrolet Blazer132
1989 Chevrolet Blazer138
1988 Chevrolet Blazer140
1987 Chevrolet Blazer030
1986 Chevrolet Blazer019
1985 Chevrolet Blazer029
1984 Chevrolet Blazer19
1983 Chevrolet Blazer24
1982 Chevrolet Blazer11
1981 Chevrolet Blazer11
1980 Chevrolet Blazer01
1979 Chevrolet Blazer01
1978 Chevrolet Blazer01
1977 Chevrolet Blazer02
1976 Chevrolet Blazer01
1974 Chevrolet Blazer10
1973 Chevrolet Blazer11
1972 Chevrolet Blazer10
1969 Chevrolet Blazer10

What Chevrolet Blazer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8,192 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 1,224.

All Chevrolet Blazer recalls (40)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Blazer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 24V737000 Reported 731 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Blazer, Blazer EV, and Equinox vehicles. The door strikers were not properly heat-treated, which can cause them to break.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all four side door strikers and attachment bolts, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealership inventory and therefore no owner notification letters are expected to be mailed.…

    Model years: 2025

  2. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 23V869000 Reported 265 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, Blazer EV, Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The door strikers may fracture, resulting in the door opening unexpectedly.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all four door strikers and attaching bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 23V172000 Reported 8,744 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Blazer, Traverse, and 2022-2023 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The transmission may have been built with an incorrect sun gear, which can result in the driver-side half-shaft disengaging from the transmission.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the sun gears, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2023. The remedy is expected to become available August 31, 2023. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2023

  4. Driveshaft (power train)

    NHTSA 23V042000 Reported 10 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Chevrolet Blazer and Traverse vehicles. The left-side half-shaft assemblies may be missing a retaining ring.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the left-side half-shaft assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this…

    Model years: 2023

  5. Seats

    NHTSA 22V359000 Reported 221 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mechanism.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the driver's seat and replace the cushion frame, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020…

    Model years: 2022

  6. Tires

    NHTSA 21V115000 Reported 33,838 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  7. Critical fasteners (seat belts) and seat belts

    NHTSA 20V811000 Reported 470 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2021 GMC Canyon and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV and Chevrolet Blazer, Camaro, Colorado, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500, Suburban and Tahoe vehicles. Incorrect bolts may have been used at one or more…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect bolts, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8785, Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2021

  8. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 20V668000 Reported 194,105 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  9. Inflator (air bags)

    NHTSA 20V446000 Reported 769 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service…

    Model years: 2020

  10. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 08V231000 Reported 5,862 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    General motors is recalling 5,862 my 2000-2002 chevrolet blazer, my 2000-2001 GMC jimmy, and my 2000 oldsmobile bravada sport utility vehicles. The multifunction switch could develop an open circuit condition that results in the stop lamps and the rear hazard lamps becoming inoperative. The center high mounted stop lamp and turn signal…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the hazard switch carrier. The recall began on june 17, 2008. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537, or through their website at <a…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

  11. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V132000 Reported 183,922 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with correct labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began on june 4, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  12. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 03V159000 Reported 1,755,876 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles with certain model-engine combinations, the windshield wiper motor may fail due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. The windshield wipers could work intermittently or not at all.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover. Owner notification began on june 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 1996

  13. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 03V117000 Reported 312,715 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain sport utility vehicles were built with a driver's seat belt buckle assembly that contains an energy-absorbing loop. Sustained loads of sufficient magnitude and duration on the belt in severe crashes could fully deploy the buckle energy-absorbing loop, introducing a total of 10 additional inches of webbing into the seat belt…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the energy-absorbing seat belt assemblies with one that does not have the energy-absorbing loop. Owner notification began on august 8, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer…

    Model years: 1997

  14. Exterior (visibility)

    NHTSA 03V093000 Reported 507,171 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain sport utility vehicles, MINI vans, and pickup trucks may develop a short circuit in the electric outside rearview mirror switch.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch. Owner notification began on april 24, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…

    Model years: 1997

  15. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 01V364000 Reported 506,377 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The multifunction switch could develop an open circuit condition that results in the stop lamps and the rear hazard lamps becoming inoperative. The center high mounted stop lamp and turn signal functions are not affected.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the hazard switch carrier. Owner notification will be conducted in two phases. The first phase began april 15, 2002, with mailings to owners of 2000 and early 2001 vehicles. The second mailing…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

  16. Suspension: upper ball joint

    NHTSA 01V200000 Reported 48,600 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain sport utility vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin, and in the district of…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both upper ball joints. Owner notification began september 4, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  17. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 00V220000 Reported 14,279 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864mm above the road surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.

    Model years: 1998

  18. Seat belts

    NHTSA 00V228003 Reported 156,305 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  19. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 99V220000 Reported 3,947 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: s -trucks equipped with 2 wheel drive. These vehicles may have had the right-hand antilock brake system (ABS) module feed pipe and/or brake crossover pipe tube nuts tightened without seating the pipe-flared-ends enough to withstand normal assembly and vehicle inputs without partially unseating. This does not comply…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the brake pipe union for signs of brake fluid, and if necessary, install a new brake pipe union.

    Model years: 2000

  20. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 99V193000 Reported 1,125,749 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with ABS (antilock braking system) manufactured from september 1989 through august 1996. Under certain driving conditions the switch which signals the ABS system whether the vehicle is in 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive can malfunction causing…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

  21. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 98V150001 Reported 1,557,585 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, 2 and 4-wheel drive. Solder joints near the wiring harness connector can crack causing the windshield wipers to work intermittently.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover.

    Model years: 1995, 1996

  22. Suspension: lower arm

    NHTSA 98V053000 Reported 72 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. One or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. This can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification.

    Model years: 1998

  23. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 97V218000 Reported 19,716 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. A fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. If the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe.

    Model years: 1998

  24. Seat belts

    NHTSA 97V096001 Reported 586,058 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: extended cab pickup trucks equipped with 60/40 front bench seats and extended cab pickup trucks and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with manual locking recliner bucket seats. The outboard safety belt webbing on the driver's and/or passenger's seat can separate during a frontal impact.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a protective cover over the recliner mechanism.

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  25. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 96V234000 Reported 432,183 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: 4-door, 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive multi-purpose passenger vehicles. During development testing, the prop shaft contacted the inboard side of the fuel tank allowing fuel leakage. This leakage was in excess of the amount permitted by FMVSS 301, "fuel system integrity."

    Remedy: Dealers will install additional shielding of the fuel tank. This will be added without removing or disassembling the fuel system.

    Model years: 1995, 1996

  26. Seat belts: rear/other

    NHTSA 96V142000 Reported 97,351 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    These vehicles exhibit a condition in which a rear seat belt buckle release button can stick in the unlatched (down) position under certain conditions because the buckle assembly can move inside the seat belt cover. If the cover moves far enough, it can create an interference condition with the latch release button. When it does, the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the three rear-seat belt buckles (one assembly) with a new, revised design.

    Model years: 1991

  27. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 95V180000 Reported 73,163 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Fan blade rivet breakage can occur causing the fan blade to separate from the spider.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace, if necessary, the fan with a newer fan having thicker-headed rivets.

    Model years: 1995

  28. Suspension: upper ball joint

    NHTSA 95V080000 Reported 271 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The upper ball joint nuts were under-torqued resulting in improper seating in the steering knuckle.

    Remedy: Dealers will retorque the upper ball joint nut on both sides of the vehicle to the correct torque values.

    Model years: 1995

  29. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

    NHTSA 94V242000 Reported 262 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The brake pedal pivot bolt was started in the weld nut, but was not torqued correctly causing the bolt to disengage from the weld nut.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect for hand-started brake pedal bolts and torque them to correct specifications.

    Model years: 1995

  30. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 94V114000 Reported 740 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The trailer hitch attaching bolts were not tightened to the specified torque. This can lead to loosening and subsequent breakage of the fasteners.

    Remedy: Dealers will torque all eight trailer hitch bolts to the correct torque.

    Model years: 1994

  31. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 94V093000 Reported 72,664 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Significant wear can develop on the low and reverse clutch preventing the park pawl from engaging. This can prevent a "no park" condition to occur while the engine is running, causing unintentional movement of the vehicle without operator action. (the "no park" condition will not occur while the engine is off.)

    Remedy: Dealers will check the transmission fluid for contamination which will indicate if the low or reverse clutch is worn. If the transmission fluid shows contamination, the transmission will be replaced.

    Model years: 1993

  32. Rotor (service brakes)

    NHTSA 93V119000 Reported 341,364 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate.

    Remedy: Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. However, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance…

    Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

  33. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 91V108000 Reported 102,885 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicles have been shipped with the fuel tank sender seal out of position.

    Remedy: Replace sender seals.

    Model years: 1991

  34. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 83V107000 Reported 13,181 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The right front crossover pipe, which carries brake hydraulic fluid, may break and leak fluid. This occurs when the right front fender skirt contacts the pipe and vibration causes the pipe to wear through.

    Remedy: If the position and clearance of the brake pipe are incorrect, the fender skirt will be adjusted and a replacement pipe will be installed.

    Model years: 1983, 1984

  35. Seats

    NHTSA 83V046000 Reported 17,312 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The inertia lock mechanism may not function, allowing the seat back to fold forward, and the seat to move forward.

    Model years: 1983

  36. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

    NHTSA 82V128000 Reported 1,633 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On the involved vehicles, the rear brake drum balance weights may interfere with the aluminum wheels. This contact could cause the wheel lug nuts to loosen, leading to wheel stud failure. This could allow separation of the wheel and tire from the vehicle.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, modify the rear brake drum balance weights without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1982

  37. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

    NHTSA 80V150000 Reported 364 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The involved vehicles may have been assembled without the retainer clip for the brake pedal push rod. The absence of this retainer clip could allow the brake pedal to disengage from the master cyclinder push rod.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install the retainer clip on all suspect vehicles without charge.

    Model years: 1981

  38. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 74V027000 Reported 1,218,387 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1973, 1974

  39. Leaf spring assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 71V181000 Reported 1,600 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1972

  40. Filler pipe and cap (fuel system)

    NHTSA 69V152000 Reported 502 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1969

Other Chevrolet models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.