2026 Chevrolet Equinox: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox. The campaign is 26V114000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Feb 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual. NHTSA has 71 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 26V114000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 26, 2026.
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
1 campaign. 5,861 units in total.
26V114000Received . 5,861 units.
Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500, Silverado EV, Suburban 1500, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV, Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500, Sierra EV, Terrain, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Protection.”
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 26, 2026.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N252540430. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
71 complaints, 129 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.
- 2026 Chevrolet Equinox
- All 2026 vehicles
| Component | 2026 Equinox | All 2026 vehicles | Equinox, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 186 | 119.4 | 11.7 | 24 |
| Service Brakes | 131.8 | 57.7 | 47.1 | 17 |
| Power Train | 124 | 69.5 | 85.6 | 16 |
| Electrical System | 93 | 140.4 | 96.5 | 12 |
| Unknown or Other | 93 | 129.9 | 61.9 | 12 |
| Lane Departure | 54.3 | 37.1 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Engine | 54.3 | 105.6 | 220.9 | 7 |
| Visibility | 38.8 | 8.9 | 35.4 | 5 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 38.8 | 32.2 | 64.3 | 5 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 31 | 29.1 | 86.9 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 2026 Chevrolet EquinoxThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2026 Chevrolet Equinox: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/equinox/2026/. 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
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox?
- 5,861 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2026 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox name most often?
- Forward Collision Avoidance: 24 of 129 component mentions, or 186 per 1,000. For all 2026 vehicles the figure is 119.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.