NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Astro Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Astro has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 12, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Astro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 62
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Chevrolet Astro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Astro
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 03V328000
- Reported
- September 12, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,477
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Astro, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Astro, 14 other models
2003 Chevrolet Astro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 62 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro, the newest on April 30, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (34%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the power train (13%).
None of the 2003 Chevrolet Astro's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Astro owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
- Electrical System10
- Power Train8
- Suspension8
- Steering6
- Service Brakes5
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 11. 56% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
The 62 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Astro by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted