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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls

The 2018 Chevrolet Colorado has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 31, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Colorado. 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
183

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
18V358000
Reported
May 31, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 895
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2016–2017 Colorado, 8 other models

18V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year

NHTSA has received 183 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on September 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the power train (43%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine (13%).

The 2018 Chevrolet Colorado's only recall does not concern the power train.

Where 2018 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 14,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train78
  • Unknown Or Other36
  • Electrical System34
  • Engine24
  • Steering18
  • Fuel/Propulsion System11

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20172
201813
201939
202017
202124
20229
202324
202422
202521
202612

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 39. 52% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 6th highest of the 15 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 183 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Colorado by model year

Other 2018 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted