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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Chevrolet W3500 Recalls

The 2003 Chevrolet W3500 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet W3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 Chevrolet W3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2003 Chevrolet W3500

Fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
05V168000
Reported
April 20, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 253
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2004 W3500, 3 other models

05V168000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Chevrolet W3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet W3500, the newest on July 31, 2003.

In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet W3500, the component group named most often is the steering (50%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (25%) and the tires (25%).

The 2003 Chevrolet W3500's only recall does not concern the steering.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Tires1

Of the 2003 Chevrolet W3500 complaints, 100% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet W3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet W3500 by model year

Other 2003 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: April 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted