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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chevrolet W3500 Recalls

The 2004 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 2004 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 2004 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 2004 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 2003 W3500, 3 other models

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

2004 Chevrolet W3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet W3500, the newest on August 13, 2014.

In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet W3500, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (50%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the fuel system, gasoline (25%).

The 2004 Chevrolet W3500's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling2
  • Electrical System1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Structure1
  • Suspension1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet W3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20071
20111
20141

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet W3500 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet W3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet W3500 by model year

Other 2004 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: August 13, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted