2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. Owners have filed 462 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 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. Check your Traverse 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 462 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse, reporting 9 crashes, 2 fires, 7 injuries. Chevrolet has issued at least 1,109 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 462 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“2018 Chevy Traverse purchased from Carvana caused carbon monoxide exposure to my family in military housing. Vehicle locked itself while running in the garage (garage door open), and CO entered the home where my children were standing near the interior door.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745280
“I was driving and just passed a vehicle while accelerating when I heard a pop noise, saw a lot of white smoke through my rear view mirror, had the engine light go on and the vehicle stopped working.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11580277
“WE PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE (TURNING IT OFF) ON A SLIGHT GRADE AS WE NORMALLY DO IN THE FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ON A PUBLIC STREET.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11388652
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOTALED; UPON IMPACT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND ONSTAR DID NOT FUNCTION.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11387244
“ON 9/16, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH LEAD TO MY CAR BEING TOTALED FROM APPX $30,000 IN DAMAGE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11373486
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Chevrolet Traverse 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.