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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Recalls

The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
51

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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 2500, 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, 2014 Silverado 2500, 11 other models

21V054000: 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 2009, 2011–2012, 2014 Silverado 2500, 4 other models

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

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 51 owner complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, the newest on October 13, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (18%) and the service brakes (18%).

None of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 74,742 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other12
  • Electrical System10
  • Fuel/Propulsion System9
  • Service Brakes9
  • Structure7
  • Engine6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20153
20165
20173
20188
20195
20208
20217
20222
20238
20242

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 8. 16% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 51 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 by model year

Other 2013 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted