Model year record

2015 Chevrolet Traverse

5 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 450 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 23V334000

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Component
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Vehicles affected
995,085
Reported to NHTSA
2023-05-10
Owners notified
2024-02-23

Defect description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Safety risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V246000

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Component
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Vehicles affected
2,687
Reported to NHTSA
2022-04-14
Owners notified
2023-02-23

Defect description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Safety risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222366190.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V782000

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Component
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Vehicles affected
555
Reported to NHTSA
2021-10-07
Owners notified
2022-01-10

Defect description

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Safety risk

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V246000

Air bags: critical fasteners

Component
Air bags: critical fasteners
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Vehicles affected
108
Reported to NHTSA
2021-04-08
Owners notified
2021-05-24

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V044000

Tires

Component
Tires
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Vehicles affected
9,074
Reported to NHTSA
2015-01-28
Owners notified
2015-03-09

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."

Safety risk

If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Air bags16747,678 mi
Engine4044,000 mi
Electrical system2836,048 mi
Unknown or other2848,717 mi
Steering2758,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)2358,150 mi
Power train2244,000 mi
Vehicle speed control2148,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system1141,000 mi
Seat belts947,678 mi
Structure: body955,000 mi
Service brakes814,081 mi
Wheels89,600 mi
Exterior lighting720,000 mi
Lane departure: blind spot detection562,000 mi
Seats530,100 mi
Suspension530 mi
Visibility/wiper474,090 mi
Fuel system, gasoline319,000 mi
Tires328,000 mi
Power train: automatic transmission2
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM)2198,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal267,206 mi
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module1
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification140,000 mi
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger140,000 mi
Electrical system: wiring110,700 mi
Engine and engine cooling155,300 mi
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking1
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter175,000 mi
Steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid1115,000 mi
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems1
Tires: tread/belt1
Traction control system174,000 mi

The 2014 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2016 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.