NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Silverado Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Silverado has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 695
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Silverado, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Silverado, 6 other models
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 2004 Silverado, 3 other models
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V129000
- Reported
- March 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,662,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Silverado, 5 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 Silverado, 11 other models
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 03V018000
- Reported
- January 23, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Silverado, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Silverado, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Silverado, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Silverado, 19 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2007 Silverado, 7 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2007 Silverado, 14 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2008 Silverado, 12 other models
2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 695 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, the newest on March 31, 2016. Of these, 42 describe a crash (6%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (19%), followed by the service brakes (18%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado's 13 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Silverado owners gave the mileage (562 complaints), the median was 44,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic130
- Service Brakes124
- Electrical System116
- Power Train81
- Steering80
- Vehicle Speed Control29
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86 | |
| 2004 | 132 | |
| 2005 | 109 | |
| 2006 | 68 | |
| 2007 | 51 | |
| 2008 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 49 | |
| 2013 | 39 | |
| 2014 | 56 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 132. 57% 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 Silverado drew 6.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Chevrolet Silverado years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 695 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Silverado by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted