The 2004 Chevrolet Blazer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 183,922 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT04V1320002004-03-18183,922 affected
Defect
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
Consequence
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES INCLUDE INCORRECT STATEMENTS ON ONE OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS.
Remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH CORRECT LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
1injuries
AIR BAGS
3
1crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION
3
1crashes
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
1crashes
STEERING
2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2
STRUCTURE
2
TIRES
2
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints67
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Couple week after bought, complete brake failure. Cost 11oo to fix.feb. 26 look out door in morning and air bags exploded and cause all electric system to go out. Brake was on street, air bag was in driveway at home.”
“Couple week after bought, complete brake failure. Cost 11oo to fix.feb. 26 look out door in morning and air bags exploded and cause all electric system to go out. Brake was on street, air bag was in driveway at home.”
“Woke up in morning after storm and looked out to find that the air bag in blazer had exploded out. Shut all system off.? The blazer was and is still stationary in driveway.”
“Brake line corroded through and lost rear brakes during stop--dealer unable to repair properly---part no longer available thru gen motors--went out during stop on highway --no damage to vehicle or people--grosely longer distance to stop safely.”
“While making a right turn into a parking lot, my driver's door flew open. Now the door will not stay closed. I am able to manually move the latch with the door open but it will not engage to secure the door shut. *tr”
“While driving in the parking lot of lowes, the door hinge on drivers side failed along with latch allowing it fall off. Making door unclosable and car undrivable. After taking it to repair shop, mechanic showed me several other 2004 chevy blazers with the exact same hinge failure. He has repaired…”
“Got into the vehicle in the morning and when I placed it into reverse I heard a loud shattering noise and the car would not back up. I had it towed to the transmission shop and they reported that the "sun" gear had shattered with a repair cost of 2300.00. They also told me that this is a very…”
“After replacing brake pads on vehicle I was pumping brakes to bleed out air in the lines and the pedal went to the floor. Upon inspection the brake line ruptured due to excessive corrosion. Required 100% replacement of all brake lines. *tr”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Chevrolet Blazer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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