NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Express Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Express has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 8, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Express. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2003 Chevrolet Express, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Express
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 12V388000
- Reported
- August 8, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Express, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 05V558000
- Reported
- December 19, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,593
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Express, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V225000
- Reported
- May 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 736
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Express, 11 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 03V217000
- Reported
- June 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 03V050000
- Reported
- February 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,327
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 02V330000
- Reported
- December 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 02V326000
- Reported
- December 2, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,648
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 02V305000
- Reported
- November 14, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Express, 57 other models
2003 Chevrolet Express complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Express, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Express, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (14%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
1 of the 2003 Chevrolet Express's 11 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Express owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 43,899 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System10
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train6
- Structure5
- Air Bags4
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Express peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 10. 53% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Express drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Express year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Express years.
The 59 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Express are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Express by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted