#8SMC251 License Plate
2020 CHEVROLET Traverse
California, US
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Overview
The license plate number #8SMC251 belongs to a CHEVROLET Traverse (2020 model) and is registered in California as a multipurpose passenger vehicle (mpv) manufactured by GENERAL MOTORS LLC. The vehicle has a standard license plate attached to the front and rear of the vehicle. The license plate #8SMC251 was first searched on LookupAPlate on June 30, 2025, and it currently has one community report. You can find the detailed report of the vehicle below.
Specifications
General
Make
CHEVROLET
Manufacturer Name
GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Model
Traverse
Model Year
2020
Plant City
LANSING - DELTA TOWNSHIP
Trim
LT
Vehicle Type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Plant Country
UNITED STATES (USA)
Plant Company Name
GMNA
Plant State
MICHIGAN
Trim2
Cloth
Engine
Engine Number of Cylinders
6
Displacement (CC)
3600.0
Displacement (CI)
219.68547874103
Displacement (L)
3.6
Engine Model
LFY - Spark Ignited Direct injection, ATSS, GEN 1
Fuel Type - Primary
Gasoline
Valve Train Design
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Engine Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine Manufacturer
GM
Exterior Body
Body Class
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Doors
4
Mechanical / Drivetrain
Drive Type
AWD/All-Wheel Drive
Axles
2
Exterior Dimension
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating From
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Wheel Base (inches) From
120.90
Interior / Seat
Number of Seats
7
Number of Seat Rows
3
Interior
Steering Location
Left-Hand Drive (LHD)
Transmission
Transmission Style
Automatic
Transmission Speeds
9
Mechanical Brake
Brake System Type
Hydraulic
Passive Safety System / Air Bag Location
Curtain Air Bag Locations
All Rows
Front Air Bag Locations
1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
Side Air Bag Locations
1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
Passive Safety System
Seat Belt Type
Manual
Other Restraint System Info
Front Inboard Seat Side Airbag in First Row.
Active Safety System
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Standard
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Standard
Traction Control
Standard
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Type
Direct
Auto-Reverse System for Windows and Sunroofs
Standard
Active Safety System / Forward Collision Prevention
Crash Imminent Braking (CIB)
Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
Optional
Dynamic Brake Support (DBS)
Standard
Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking (PAEB)
Optional
Active Safety System / Backing Up and Parking
Backup Camera
Standard
Exterior / Wheel tire
Number of Wheels
4
Wheel Size Front (inches)
18
Wheel Size Rear (inches)
18
Active Safety System / 911 Notification
Automatic Crash Notification (ACN) / Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN)
Standard
Active Safety System / Lighting Technologies
Daytime Running Light (DRL)
Standard
Headlamp Light Source
HID
Semiautomatic Headlamp Beam Switching
Standard
Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB)
Optional
License Plate 8SMC251
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Showing 7 recalls
TIRES (21V115000)
Received on 25/02/2021
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050.
Summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production.
Component
TIRES
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
ReportReceivedDate
25/02/2021
NHTSACampaignNumber
21V115000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP (20V639000)
Received on 15/10/2020
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module. The recall began November 16, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202314760.
Summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The fuel pump's jet nozzle may have a plastic burr remaining from the manufacturing process, possibly causing a blocked nozzle and an insufficient fuel supply to the engine.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
Insufficient fuel supply can result in an engine stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
ReportReceivedDate
15/10/2020
NHTSACampaignNumber
20V639000
TIRES (20V684000)
Received on 05/11/2020
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect vehicles and replace tires that have DOT number and production mold number combinations identified by Continental, free of charge. The recall began December 17, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202319030.
Summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse vehicles and 2020-2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with Continental tires that were overcured.
Component
TIRES
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
Overcured tires may experience a carcass break in the sidewall resulting in a sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
ReportReceivedDate
05/11/2020
NHTSACampaignNumber
20V684000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR (20V446000)
Received on 30/07/2020
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N202305380.
Summary
General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could separate from the inflator during air bag deployment.
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
ReportReceivedDate
30/07/2020
NHTSACampaignNumber
20V446000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (20V668000)
Received on 29/10/2020
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.
Summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
ReportReceivedDate
29/10/2020
NHTSACampaignNumber
20V668000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS (19V643000)
Received on 06/09/2019
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N192268310.
Summary
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The right-hand frame rail in the
engine compartment may be cracked.
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
A crack in the frame rail may reduce crash performance, increasing the risk of an injury.
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
ReportReceivedDate
06/09/2019
NHTSACampaignNumber
19V643000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (21V817000)
Received on 18/10/2021
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the screw and clip, and inspect for signs of contact with the transmission, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Braun customer service at 1-800-488-0359.
Summary
Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Chevrolet Traverse wheelchair accessible vehicles with Power In-floor Ramp conversion. The screw and clip that hold the inner wheel-well plastic shroud in place may chafe against the transmission case, possibly resulting in a transmission fluid leak.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ModelYear
2020
Conequence
A transmission fluid leak can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer
Braun Corporation
ReportReceivedDate
18/10/2021
NHTSACampaignNumber
21V817000
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