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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Recalls

The 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. 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
29

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

Steering: column locking: anti-theft device

Campaign
13V001000
Reported
January 2, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 54,686
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
Same campaign
also 5 other models

13V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, the newest on April 18, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).

In complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, the component group named most often is the structure (28%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the electrical system (7%).

The 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500's only recall does not concern the structure.

Where 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 48,123 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other11
  • Structure8
  • Air Bags6
  • Electrical System2
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Steering2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20143
20153
20169
20176
20186
20191
20211

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 9. 52% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years.

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years to avoid →

The 29 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2013 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: April 18, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted