The 2017 Chevrolet Traverse employs a number of active and passive safety features and received a 5-star overall safety score from the NHTSA.
Passive Safety Features
The Traverse’s passive safety features — those that work by reacting during or after an accident — include:
- Air bags:
- One front center airbag — the industry’s first Front Center airbag that helps the driver and front passenger from colliding with one another in the event of a side-impact collision
- Two frontal air bags for driver and front passenger
- Head curtain side-impact air bags for all rows in outboard seating positions
- The air bags are of the dual-stage nature, which enables them to reduce the risk of an airbag-related injury in low-severity crashes when full force deployment of the airbag may not be necessary
- Safety belts: seat belts are provided for all occupants
- Strong steel structure: a welded steel unibody structure comprised of:
- Press hardened steel
- High-strength steel
- Ultra high-strength steel
- Advanced high-strength steel
- Visibility:
- Mirrors: large rearview mirrors
- Backup camera: standard rear-vision camera system for greater visibility and safety
- Stability Control: StabiliTrak stability control system with rollover mitigation technology and hill start assist.
- OnStar:
- The 2017 Traverse offers the OnStar telematics system, which delivers safety and convenience features. OnStar is standard across all Traverse trim levels.
- At the time of purchase, a three-month trial of the OnStar Guidance plan includes all of OnStar’s advisor-based safety and security features, including:
- Complete details on 2017 Traverse OnStar capabilities
| Airbag type | Base LS (1SM) | LS (1LS) | LT (1LT) | LT (2LT) | Premier (1LZ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver frontal air bag | S | S | S | S | S |
| Passenger frontal air bag | S | S | S | S | S |
| Head curtain side air bag (all rows) | S | S | S | S | S |
| Front center air bag | N/A | A1 | S | S | S |
Legend:
- A – Available
- S – Standard
- N/A – Not available
- A1 – Included and only available with 8-way power driver seat with lumber (AH5)
Active Safety Features
The Traverse’s active safety features — those that work to prevent an accident from taking place — include:
- Forward Collision Alert
- Side Blind Zone Alert
- Lane Departure Warning
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Rear Park Assist
| Active Safety Feature | LS Base (1SM) | LS (1LS) | LT (1LT) | LT (2LT) | Premier (1LZ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side Blind Zone Alert | N/A | N/A | N/A | A1 | S |
| Rear Cross-Traffic Alert | N/A | N/A | N/A | A1 | S |
| Forward Collision Alert | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | S |
| Lane Departure Warning | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | S |
| Rear Park Assist | N/A | A2 | S | S | S |
Legend:
- A – Available
- S – Standard
- N/A – Not available
- A1 – Included and only available with Leather and Driver Confidence Package (PCV)
- A2 – Requires Fleet or Government order types only
