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Chevrolet Trax Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 976 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Chevrolet Trax (2013–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2024.

11
safety recalls, all years
976
owner complaints, all years
2015
year with most recalls
2024
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet Trax model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Chevrolet Trax017
2025 Chevrolet Trax189
2024 Chevrolet Trax1176
2022 Chevrolet Trax09
2021 Chevrolet Trax024
2020 Chevrolet Trax096
2019 Chevrolet Trax2135
2018 Chevrolet Trax2101
2017 Chevrolet Trax3113
2016 Chevrolet Trax5120
2015 Chevrolet Trax796
2014 Chevrolet Trax20
2013 Chevrolet Trax10

What Chevrolet Trax owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 976 complaints with NHTSA. The 2024 model year has the most, with 176.

All Chevrolet Trax recalls (11)

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

  1. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 26V539000 Reported 306,511 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2025 Buick Envista, 2024-2026 Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera, if necessary, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 17, 2026. Another letter will be mailed once the parts are…

    Model years: 2025

  2. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V744000 Reported 60,154 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Buick Encore GX, Envista, and Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while driving.

    Remedy: The VCU software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Suspension: lower ball joint

    NHTSA 19V652000 Reported 93,722 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service…

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  4. Suspension: lower ball joint

    NHTSA 19V312000 Reported 112,958 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 14, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

  5. Air bag/restraint control module (air bags) and air bags

    NHTSA 18V774000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM module to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet…

    Model years: 2019

  6. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive and 2 other components

    NHTSA 17V437000 Reported 40,683 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on…

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  7. Pretensioner (seat belts) and 2 other components

    NHTSA 16V651000 Reported 3,640,162 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500,…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on…

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  8. Software (electrical system) and radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V422000 Reported 18,780 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leaves the key in the ignition. As such,…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 45340.

    Model years: 2015, 2016

  9. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment) and software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 16V257000 Reported 317,572 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder, waits…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

  10. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V162000 Reported 19,831 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 26, 2014, to February 9, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured October 13, 2014, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide the rim size information for the front or rear wheels. As…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and will send owners a corrected label, free of charge. The recall April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.…

    Model years: 2015

  11. Electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 15V146000 Reported 2,295 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured November 27, 2014, to February 24, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to February 17, 2015. The steering column assembly housing may contact the power steering printed circuit board causing the circuit…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering column assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or…

    Model years: 2015

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.