2018 Chevrolet Traverse: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. The newest campaign is 21V246000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Apr 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Critical Fasteners. NHTSA has 461 complaints on file for 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, 21V246000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
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. 194,213 units in total.
21V246000Received . 108 units.
Air Bags / Critical Fasteners
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N202321200. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
20V668000Received . 194,105 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 have missing bolts.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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 service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N202313440. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
461 complaints, 683 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.
- 2018 Chevrolet Traverse
- All 2018 vehicles
| Component | 2018 Traverse | All 2018 vehicles | Traverse, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 285.5 | 102.3 | 114.9 | 195 |
| Unknown or Other | 152.3 | 100.9 | 74.7 | 104 |
| Electrical System | 147.9 | 120.7 | 105.6 | 101 |
| Engine | 123 | 162.1 | 138.9 | 84 |
| Service Brakes | 54.2 | 82.1 | 48.5 | 37 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 42.5 | 47.4 | 25.6 | 29 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 24.9 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 17 |
| Steering | 20.5 | 58.4 | 119.6 | 14 |
| Exterior Lighting | 17.6 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 12 |
| Structure | 16.1 | 30.4 | 13.9 | 11 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 9
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2018 Chevrolet TraverseThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2018 Chevrolet Traverse: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/traverse/2018/. 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 2018 Chevrolet Traverse?
- 194,213 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 Traverse have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Traverse, model years 2009 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse name most often?
- Power Train: 195 of 683 component mentions, or 285.5 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 102.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.