2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. Owners have filed 751 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Chevrolet dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. Check your Equinox by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 751 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox, reporting 20 crashes, 5 fires, 20 injuries. Chevrolet has issued at least 1,944 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 751 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“225/r17 Pressure system did not alert the other driver of liss of pressure blew out side i recked into her”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11752919
“225/65/r17 Side wall blew out on me tire pressure system did not let me know . I had to sweave to miss oncoming traffic”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11752917
“Got into a front end collision, vehicle was totaled. Front airbags didn't deploy. Steering wheel and side airbags deployed about 5 minutes after the accident. My head hit the driver side window, cracking the whole window. Had a concussion from that.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11555006
“My vehicle is burning through oil and has a rattle. I did have an accident on 10/04/23 but the problem started before then.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11550761
“The contact owned a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH down an inclined road, the front driver-side air bag was erroneously deployed causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash down an embankment.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11501222
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Chevrolet Equinox is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Chevrolet dealer.