2015 Chevrolet Equinox: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The newest campaign is 22V165000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Mar 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor. NHTSA has 680 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V165000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212352530.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 681,904 units in total.
22V165000Received . 681,509 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212352530.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212352530. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V666000Received . 395 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 01320. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
680 complaints, 846 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2015 Chevrolet Equinox
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 Equinox | All 2015 vehicles | Equinox, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility/Wiper | 295.5 | 19.7 | 86.9 | 250 |
| Engine | 268.3 | 153.4 | 220.9 | 227 |
| Power Train | 74.5 | 125.6 | 85.6 | 63 |
| Unknown or Other | 63.8 | 100 | 61.9 | 54 |
| Electrical System | 53.2 | 114.1 | 96.5 | 45 |
| Air Bags | 44.9 | 56.3 | 49.7 | 38 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 36.6 | 41.8 | 64.3 | 31 |
| Visibility | 35.5 | 6.6 | 35.4 | 30 |
| Service Brakes | 17.7 | 60.9 | 47.1 | 15 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 17.7 | 15.8 | 26.9 | 15 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 24
- Complaints that report a fire
- 6
- Injuries in the complaints
- 19
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 29 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA19005 | Engineering analysis | Front Wiper Transmission Inoperative | Visibility | 13 Dec 2019 | 28 Nov 2022 | 22V165000 |
| RQ18002 | Recall query | Windshield Wiper Transmission Failure | Visibility | 2 Nov 2018 | 19 Dec 2019 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Chevrolet EquinoxThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Chevrolet Equinox: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/equinox/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox?
- 681,904 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Equinox have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Equinox, model years 2005 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox name most often?
- Visibility/Wiper: 250 of 846 component mentions, or 295.5 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 19.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Chevrolet Equinox open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.