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2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 body & structure problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 has 20 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Body & Structure complaints

15%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Suburban 1500 body & structure complaints by model year29 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 3 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 4 complaints2006: 7 complaints2007: 29 complaints2008: 20 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 18 complaints2023: 1 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Suburban 1500 body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT HAS ALSO CRACKED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THESE CRACKS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY IF I AM IN A CRASH. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG WILL EXPAND AND CREATE SHARDS OF PLASTIC OR WORSE, PREVENT THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · July 31, 2014

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 body & structure — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.