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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

The 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
714

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
36

12 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator

Campaign
26V611000
Reported
September 24, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 1,559
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2016 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

26V611000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring

Campaign
19V761000
Reported
October 24, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 652,967
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2016, 2018 Silverado 1500, 3 other models

19V761000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Campaign
19V645000
Reported
September 6, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 3,456,719
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2016, 2018 Silverado 1500, 4 other models

19V645000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Child seat: tether: connector/clip

Campaign
17V487000
Reported
August 3, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 29,647
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
Same campaign
also 1 other model

17V487000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
17V437000
Reported
July 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 40,683
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014–2016 Silverado 1500, 15 other models

17V437000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
16V651000
Reported
September 8, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 3,640,162
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014–2016 Silverado 1500, 15 other models

16V651000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: control arm

Campaign
16V256000
Reported
April 28, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 3,738
Risk NHTSA names
crash
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2016 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

16V256000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 714 owner complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 36 describe a crash (5%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.

In complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the power train (27%), followed by the service brakes (25%) and the electrical system (17%).

None of the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 7 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (309 complaints), the median was 44,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train191
  • Service Brakes175
  • Electrical System123
  • Engine114
  • Unknown Or Other77
  • Steering58

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
201731
201845
201958
202088
202187
202292
2023103
202481
202581
202647

Complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 103. 31% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 22 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 714 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted