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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chevrolet Express Recalls

The 2004 Chevrolet Express has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 8, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Express. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
21

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Chevrolet Express, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2004 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 2003 Express, 1 other model

12V388000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
05V558000
Reported
December 19, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 425,593
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005–2006 Express, 1 other model

05V558000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic

Campaign
05V043000
Reported
February 8, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 77,411
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2005 Express, 8 other models

05V043000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift

Campaign
04V320000
Reported
July 6, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 1,792
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V320000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

Campaign
04V189000
Reported
April 19, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 331
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V189000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003 Express, 11 other models

04V045000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005 Express, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Chevrolet Express complaints by year

NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Express, the newest on March 1, 2022. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire.

In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Express, the component group named most often is the seat belts (14%), followed by the service brakes (14%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).

2 of the 2004 Chevrolet Express's 7 recalls also concern the seat belts.

Where 2004 Chevrolet Express owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Seat Belts3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Steering2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Express received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20054
20063
20082
20111
20121
20131
20143
20164
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Express peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 4. 33% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 21 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Express are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Express by model year

Other 2004 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: March 1, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted