The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Chevrolet
Chevrolet Trailblazer: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Chevrolet reported 94 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Chevrolet Trailblazer, model years 2021–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
94 incidents reported
7 deaths, as claimed
111 injuries, as claimed
2021–2025 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | 4 | 50 | 90,386 | 43 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 71,197 | 28 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 129,609 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 76,476 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 92,512 | 13 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 51 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 12 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 9 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 7 | 2 |
| Fire | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 6 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 5 | 3 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 4 | 0 |
| Tires | 4 | 1 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| ESC | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Chevrolet Trailblazer puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Chevrolet Trailblazer, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Rollover | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-12 | 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-10 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-05 | 2025 | WV | 0 | 1 | Steering System · ESC | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-11 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-28 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-13 | 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-03 | 2023 | NV | 0 | 2 | Exterior Lighting | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-28 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-12-02 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Steering System · ESC | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-19 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-27 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-23 | 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-17 | 2021 | — | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Engine and Cooling System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-08-24 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-10 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-27 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Lane Departure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-08 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-17 | 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-08 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-14 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-26 | 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-21 | 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-24 | 2023 | — | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-11 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-09 | 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Seat Belts · Backover Prevention | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-27 | 2022 | TN | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-23 | 2022 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-19 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-04 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-28 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-26 | 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-25 | 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Tires · Fire | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-25 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Tires · Fire | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-14 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-21 | 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-02 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-20 | 2022 | MD | 1 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-21 | 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Fire | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-13 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023 | NH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-27 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-27 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-18 | 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-12 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2022 | GA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-21 | 2023 | GA | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-27 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-03-16 | 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-27 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-03 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-30 | 2021 | MI | 2 | 3 | Electrical System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-02 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-20 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-13 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-20 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-13 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-07-17 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-07-01 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-22 | 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-21 | 2022 | CA | 1 | 0 | Tires | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-13 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-11 | 2022 | CT | 0 | 1 | Structure · Fire | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-16 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-24 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-11-02 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-12 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-25 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch · Fire | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-24 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-15 | 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-03-30 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-19 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-05 | 2021 | FL | 2 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-19 | 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-07 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 4 | Seats | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-31 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-14 | 2021 | OK | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-27 | 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-06-20 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Chevrolet received alleging a death or injury in a Chevrolet Trailblazer and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Trailblazer that sold more will have more rows. All Chevrolet models · What these reports are, and are not.