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2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
53
Latest May 2, 2019
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
1
Latest Sep 3, 2010
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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1 injuries, 0 deaths reported

Overview

Our database contains 53 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500, most frequently naming the airbags, body & structure and driver assistance categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 325 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Airbags2240.0%
  • Body & structure1323.6%
  • Driver assistance59.1%
  • Visibility35.5%
  • Seat belts35.5%
  • Other / unspecified23.6%
  • Brakes23.6%
  • Steering23.6%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

1 campaign cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
10E043000

EQUIPMENT

Sep 3, 2010
294 units potentially affected
The defect: MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The risk: AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
The remedy: MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.
MARATHON SEAT COVERS, INC.View on NHTSA.gov

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

View all 53
Airbags
Filed May 2, 2019

HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF AN AVAILABLE REMEDY AS YET (MAY 03,2019)

NHTSA ID
11205161
Incident
May 2, 2019
Airbags
Filed Apr 7, 2019

CRACKED DASHBOARD MAY CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

NHTSA ID
11194443
Incident
Jun 1, 2018
Mileage
90,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 12, 2019

CRACKED DASH OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, STATIONARY NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE IT.

NHTSA ID
11186095
Incident
Sep 3, 2017
Mileage
1,600,000 mi
Filed Nov 20, 2018

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES

NHTSA ID
11152781
Incident
Jul 20, 2017
Mileage
126,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 17, 2018

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. CRACK AND DASH BULGE ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DASH. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2013 FROM CABLE DAHMER BUICK GMC OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. LABEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STATES IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN TEXAS, AND IT WAS REGISTERED IN TEXAS BY PREVIOUS OWNER.

NHTSA ID
11152141
Incident
Apr 16, 2018
Mileage
176,612 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 7, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. GM IS STILL CLAIMING NO FIX AVAILABLE WHAT CAN I DO? [XXX] CELL [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
11149935
Incident
May 27, 2016
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 14, 2018

STABILITRAK AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, WARNING CHIME BONG-BONGING, AND DIC SAYS STABILITRAK OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED. RUNNING ROUGH

NHTSA ID
11119955
Incident
Aug 13, 2018
Mileage
130,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 4, 2018

THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHICH IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY COULD SEND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME BUT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE, AND WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT HAS BROKEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS ONE OF THE DASH PANELS. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVROLET VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID
11109546
Incident
Jul 2, 2018
Mileage
75,000 mi

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

PIT3271Q

This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

PIP6104

This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.

PIP4902V

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

PIP4902U

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

PIT5214G

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer complaint, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. For any vehicles that remains unrepaired after being at the dealer for three days or more and a related bulletin or PI is not found, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support.

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New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2026103052.6
2025271043.9
2024010—
2023171137.6
2022000—
2021101—
2011802043.2
2010Viewing531035.3
2009550030.0
20081010240.3
20071900246.6
2006312045.9
2005941037.1
20041821036.7
20031751037.8
20021201038.7
2001921045.8
2000671046.8
1999740038.2
1998140027.1
1997160032.3
1996900—
1995800—
1994900—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.