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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Recalls

The 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V050000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 2,641,272
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011 Silverado 3500, 13 other models

21V050000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V052000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 557,023
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 13 other models

21V052000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
21V053000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 692,526
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2013 Silverado 3500, 13 other models

21V053000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
18V267000
Reported
April 26, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 6,154
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2014 Silverado 3500, 4 other models

18V267000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
14V407000
Reported
July 2, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 9,371
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2007, 2011 Silverado 3500, 3 other models

14V407000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
10V240000
Reported
June 4, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 1,365,070
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2007 Silverado 3500, 16 other models

10V240000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the newest on July 12, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the engine (10%).

3 of the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Seat Belts1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20102
20111
20121
20141
20161
20182
20191
20211

Complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 40% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

The 10 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Silverado 3500 by model year

Other 2009 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: July 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted