NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Express Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Express has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 29, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Express. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Express, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Express
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V307000
- Reported
- July 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Chevrolet Express
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V270000
- Reported
- July 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Express, 1 other model
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V272000
- Reported
- July 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Express, 1 other model
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V049000
- Reported
- February 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 404, platform lift installations
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Express
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V050000
- Reported
- February 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Express
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 05V558000
- Reported
- December 19, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,593
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006 Express, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 05V530000
- Reported
- November 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Chevrolet Express
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Express, 8 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Express, 57 other models
2005 Chevrolet Express complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Express, the newest on May 8, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Express, the component group named most often is the structure (22%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes (17%).
None of the 2005 Chevrolet Express's 9 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Express owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 82,868 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure5
- Electrical System4
- Service Brakes4
- Suspension4
- Exterior Lighting2
- Seat Belts2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Express peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 22% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 23 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Express are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Express by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted