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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 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 Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
301

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
8

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 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 Silverado 1500

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 Silverado 1500, 13 other models

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

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 2011–2012 Silverado 1500, 11 other models

21V054000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 301 owner complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on July 23, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the structure (25%) and the engine (11%).

2 of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (170 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other105
  • Air Bags83
  • Structure75
  • Engine33
  • Suspension21
  • Power Train13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201511
201624
201735
201832
201923
202032
202137
202216
202342
202429
202512
20268

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 42. 12% 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 Silverado 1500 drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 22 ranked years.

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

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 301 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by model year

Other 2013 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: July 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted