3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2023 Chevrolet Equinox. Owners have filed 96 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 2023 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 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Chevrolet Equinox, reporting 4 crashes, 3 injuries. Chevrolet has issued at least 475 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 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Chevrolet Equinox. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“On January 21, 2026 i was involved in a car accident with a tractor in which the tractor collided with my passenger front side of my car causing me to slide into corn field causing the total destruction of my vehicle. None of my airbags deployed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11728894
“When auto stop is engaged and letting off the brake the vehicle jumps forward when the engine starts again. In previous vehicles with this feature the vehicle never "jumped" forward.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11562796
“Front impact crash with two deer, rear seatbelt came unlatched causing car seat to fly into the front seat and the front seat belt did not lock nor did the airbags go off. No sensors alerted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11553980
“Went to the grocery store, bought $300 worth of stuff, loaded it all in the back. Driving home, one of the bags full of bottles of wine fell over. Upon arriving home, tried to slowly and partially open the lift gate to prevent items from falling out. Hit button to open lift gate.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11536094
“I went to the gas station to fill the car with gas. I pulled along the pumps and put on the brakes but they failed and I applied again failed again so I put into netural and ran into a pole. I called GM and they checked the brakes could not find any problem.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11503877
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2023 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.