NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Uplander Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Uplander has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 19, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 196
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 10V110000
- Reported
- March 19, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,375
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Uplander, 2 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V287000
- Reported
- June 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 05V061000
- Reported
- February 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,850
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Uplander, 10 other models
2005 Chevrolet Uplander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 196 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, the newest on February 10, 2023. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (23%) and the structure (23%).
None of the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Uplander owners gave the mileage (160 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System57
- Latches/Locks/Linkages45
- Structure45
- Exterior Lighting13
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Suspension13
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25 | |
| 2007 | 38 | |
| 2008 | 24 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 38. 54% 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
- Side: 4/5
The 196 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Uplander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Uplander by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: February 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted