NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2004 Chevrolet Impala has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 1,073
- Crashes reported
- 44
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
21 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Chevrolet Impala, 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 Impala
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V701000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,003,556
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Impala, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V201000
- Reported
- April 6, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Impala, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V287000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,991
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Impala, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Impala, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Impala, 10 other models
2004 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,073 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 44 describe a crash (4%) and 21 a fire; owners reported 42 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the electrical system (63%), followed by the exterior lighting (10%) and the engine (7%).
1 of the 2004 Chevrolet Impala's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (860 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System681
- Exterior Lighting104
- Engine71
- Steering63
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic51
- Power Train47
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 | |
| 2006 | 31 | |
| 2007 | 84 | |
| 2008 | 183 | |
| 2009 | 138 | |
| 2010 | 139 | |
| 2011 | 76 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 44 | |
| 2014 | 130 | |
| 2015 | 68 | |
| 2016 | 43 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 183. 16% 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 Impala drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 8th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,073 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2004 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted