Warren, MI – October 21, 2025 – General Motors (NYSE:GM), which owns the Chevrolet brand, is recalling 23,700 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVs that may fail to warn pedestrians of their approach. This defect ups the chances of a crash and injury. 

Recall summary

Chevrolet Equinox EVs have an audio device that generates an exterior sound when it is ready to drive and another sound when it starts moving to alert nearby pedestrians of their approach. The safety feature in the affected vehicles is faulty and will not allow pedestrians to differentiate between the two sounds.

Recall risks

The pedestrians may not be aware of the electric vehicle moving silently in their immediate surroundings, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. 

Other Chevrolet recalls

In May 2025, General Motors recalled nearly 600,000 SUVs and pickup trucks whose engines could suffer from a catastrophic failure.  

In December 2024, more than 130,000 GMC and Chevrolet pickup trucks were recalled because their tailgates could open on their own. 

The repair

The carmaker is currently developing a free software update for the body control module (BCM), which is in charge of operating the warning system.

Letters to the owners with more information will be mailed by November 10, 2025.

Is your vehicle a part of this recall?

Nearly 24,000 EVs are affected by this Chevrolet pedestrian warning recall. To do a Chevrolet recall check and see if yours is one of them, please use MotorSafety’s free vehicle lookup tool.