NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Silverado Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Silverado has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 11, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Silverado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 182
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado
Wheels: rim
- Campaign
- 06V307000
- Reported
- August 11, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V289000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,439
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Silverado, 5 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Silverado, 12 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Silverado, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Silverado, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Silverado, 19 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005, 2007 Silverado, 7 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005, 2007 Silverado, 14 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005, 2007–2008 Silverado, 12 other models
2006 Chevrolet Silverado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 182 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, the newest on October 12, 2021. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, the component group named most often is the service brakes (46%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (10%) and the suspension (8%).
None of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado's 10 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Silverado owners gave the mileage (162 complaints), the median was 59,713 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes83
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic19
- Suspension15
- Electrical System14
- Air Bags11
- Steering9
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 28 | |
| 2014 | 45 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 45. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado year in the same window: 14th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 182 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Silverado by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted