NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls
The 2004 Chevrolet Colorado has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 18, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 361
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado
Child seat
- Campaign
- 10V575000
- Reported
- November 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009, 2011 Colorado, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V310000
- Reported
- July 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 Colorado, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 06V139000
- Reported
- April 27, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404,733
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Colorado, 1 other model
2004 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 361 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on May 27, 2025. Of these, 11 describe a crash (3%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the structure (17%) and the exterior lighting (12%).
2 of the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado's 3 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2004 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (283 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System88
- Structure61
- Exterior Lighting43
- Suspension35
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic34
- Air Bags29
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 43 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40 | |
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 43. 38% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 361 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
Other 2004 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted