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2019 Chevrolet Suburban

Gas Midsize / large SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
D
Safety Signal
69 / 100
DSafety Signal · 69 / 100
3Recalls · 1 critical
77Complaints · owner reports
4★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
18 mpgFuel economy · best combined
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Active NHTSA advisory: do not drive. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and see the recall details below.

The 2019 Chevrolet Suburban is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Suburban C1500 2WD, is EPA-rated at 18 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 77 complaints, most often about power train. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Suburban C1500 2WDGasRWD5.3L 8-cyl152218$3,450
Suburban C1500 2WDGasRWD5.3L 8-cyl152218$3,450
Suburban C1500 2WDGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl142317$4,550
Suburban K1500 4WDGas4WD5.3L 8-cyl142116$3,900
Suburban K1500 4WDGas4WD5.3L 8-cyl142116$3,900
Suburban K1500 4WDGas4WD6.2L 8-cyl142016$4,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (3)

Power Train

critical
Do not drive66 vehicles

Problem: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Tahoe vehicles. A component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver.

Risk: Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transfer case assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N262557620. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on

NHTSA campaign 26V289000 · reported May 7, 2026 · General Motors, LLC

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

high
652,967 vehicles

Problem: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

Risk: Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.

NHTSA campaign 19V761000 · reported Oct 24, 2019 · General Motors LLC

Seat Belts

high
15,800 vehicles

Problem: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Cadillac CT6, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Volt, and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Risk: If the child seat is not properly secured in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seatbelt retractors and replace them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18315.

NHTSA campaign 18V673000 · reported Sep 26, 2018 · General Motors LLC

Owner complaints

77 complaints filed

2 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 22 · 2026: 17

Most-cited components

  • Power Train — 38
  • Engine — 25
  • Electrical System — 7
  • Steering — 6
  • Seat Belts — 5
“MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK IN THE BACK SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO GET HER OUT. THE SEATBELT WAS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK. I HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT IN ORDER FOR HER TO GET OUT.”May 12, 2021 · Seat Belts · NHTSA owner report
“ON 12/16/2020, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2019 SUBURBAN WITH 10,041 MILES AROUND TOWN, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS HARDER THAN NORMAL FOR HER TO PUSH THE PEDDLE DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. SHORTLY AFTER SHE PULLED OVER, WITH THE CAR RUNNING, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH "SERVICE BRAK…”Dec 18, 2020 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED HE FORCEFULLY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THERE WERE NO W…”Aug 5, 2020 · Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV 4WD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆20%
SUV RWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆21%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Suburban model years

D

2026 Suburban

3 recalls · 13 complaints

A

2025 Suburban

1 recalls · 30 complaints

B

2024 Suburban

2 recalls · 40 complaints

C

2023 Suburban

4 recalls · 138 complaints

C

2022 Suburban

4 recalls · 119 complaints

F

2021 Suburban

12 recalls · 190 complaints

F

2020 Suburban

4 recalls · 44 complaints

D

2018 Suburban

4 recalls · 81 complaints

F

2017 Suburban

5 recalls · 141 complaints

F

2016 Suburban

6 recalls · 219 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 40293, 40295, 40588, 40306, 40308, 40310). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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