2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
5/5
Safety Rating
416
Owner Complaints
5
Recalls
18
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
The 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE has received a total of 416 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It earned an overall safety rating of 5 out of 5 stars in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program crash tests. There have been 6 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. 18 technical service bulletins have been issued by General Motors, LLC for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (160 complaints), Engine (36 complaints), and Electrical System (27 complaints).
Recalls for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
NHTSA has recorded 6 recalls for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, potentially affecting up to 1,008,064 vehicles.
Recall 23V334000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 995,085 vehicles affected
Defect: 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.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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,...
View full details →Recall 22V246000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 2,687 vehicles affected
Defect: 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.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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...
View full details →Recall 21V782000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 555 vehicles affected
Defect: 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.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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...
View full details →Recall 21V782000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
| 555 vehicles affected
Defect: 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.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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...
View full details →Recall 21V246000 — AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
| 108 vehicles affected
Defect: 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: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
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...
View full details →Recall 15V044000 — TIRES
| 9,074 vehicles affected
Defect: 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...
Consequence: If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
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),...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
416 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
My engine light came on. When I get gas the car will not just start there is a fuel leak code and a valve code. Getting looked at next week at the dealer
My engine light came on. When I get gas the car will not just start there is a fuel leak code and a valve code. Getting looked at next week at the dealer
The 2015 Chevy Traverse LTZ that I own is presenting with the same problems as many of its body style and year. The water intrusion has caused wiring to corrode in the side detection system & the drivers door wiring harness is presenting with open circuits. The LH side object module is throwing code U0233:00. They tested circuits at RH module. Found water intrusion in module, & corrosion on terminals & harness. Due to nature of location of modules, they recommend replacing LH & RH modules & harness. DTC B0085:05 current. Tested circuits & found open circuit internal to drivers door harness. Recommend replacing harness. The air bag code threw 2 days after I bought the veh 04/01/25, I attempted to contact the dealership I bought the vehicle from, AutoCredit in Hayden, ID, who admitted to the dangerous code being present, and that they were going to do nothing about it. Some time late April, my veh threw the code for side detection. On 05/27/25 I took my veh into Taylor & Sons Chevy in Ponderay, who dx my codes, and advised the above was needed. They also confirmed the fact that when that airbag code is present, that none of my airbags would deploy at time of impact if a collision occurred. This is a huge safety risk as much of my daily commute is on the hwy, and the influx of drivers in my area not familiar with the roads is increasing daily. My side detection system is a safety hazard as well due to the Traverse’s blind spots. Thank you for your time. I did not know what to do until I contacted Chevy directly who advised me to contact the NHTSA.
Safety Rating for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
The 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE received an overall safety rating of 5 out of 5 stars from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
| Test Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall Rating | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Frontal Crash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Side Crash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
Safety ratings are based on controlled crash tests conducted by NHTSA. A 5-star rating indicates the highest level of occupant protection.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
General Motors, LLC has issued 18 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
12-01-37-001F — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on a new refrigerant (R1234yf) for A/C service.
PIT4534G — EQUIPMENT
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that have the Driver Information Center button inoperative. Technician will insure the connectors to the Instrument Panel Cluster and the DIC witch are connected and then remove the (IPC/DSPLY) fuse. Reinstall the fuse after a few seconds to return...
PI1494B — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio to correct the conditions of Intermittent Home Screen Icon/Navigation Overlay, Intermittent RVC Black Screen with Guidelines, Phone Pairing Not Included on the Phone Page, Routing Issues on Toll Roads in Mexico due to a software abnormality.
PIP5363B — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have harsh 1-2 shift, mostly on light throttle with no Diagnostic Trouble Codes present. If the concern is duplicated it is possible the trans shift adaptive time may not have learned. Technician should drive the vehicle in...
PIT-5263-A — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN OF TURN BY TURN NAVIGATION AUDIO IS LOW OR MUTED.
PI1494A — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio to correct a concern regarding Intermittent Home Screen Icon/Navigation Overlay, Intermittent RVC Black Screen with Guidelines, Phone Pairing Not Included on the Phone Page, Routing Issues on Toll Roads in Mexico
GCUS-3-293 — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
15532 - Service Update. This bulletin provides a service procedure to correct a potential oil leak on certain 2015 model year Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with a HFV6 engine (RPO LLT). The potential leak is from the oil pan crank case at an engine mount...
15401 — SEATS
15401 - SERVICE UPDATE (RELEASE FROM STOP DELIVERY). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO DRILL OUT THE REAR INBOARD MOUNTING NUTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS AND INSTALL SELF-TAPPING BOLTS ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCLAVE AND CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES. THE THREAD QUALITY OF THESE NUTS...
15401 MESSAGE ST — SEATS
15401 - STOP DELIVERY ORDER. UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED, CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCLAVE AND CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES THAT ARE IN DEALER NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY MUST BE HELD AND NOT DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS, DEALER-TRADED, RELEASED TO AUCTION, OR USED FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES. GM IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE THREAD...
PIT5413A — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the XM digital radio receiver has been placed on part restriction by General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
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NHTSA Investigations for the 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
- 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 922 complaints
- 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 945 complaints
- 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 587 complaints
- 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 294 complaints
- 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 879 complaints
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- 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — 412 complaints
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