NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Chevrolet Avalanche Recalls
The 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
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 2009–2010 Avalanche, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Avalanche, 11 other models
2013 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche, the newest on January 8, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the structure (23%) and the electrical system (5%).
2 of the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other43
- Air Bags22
- Structure19
- Electrical System4
- Engine4
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 23. 0% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 82 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Avalanche by model year
Other 2013 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted