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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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
521

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 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 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Air bags

Campaign
26V325000
Reported
May 21, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 4,315
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

26V325000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
26V166000
Reported
March 19, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 2,819
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

26V166000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
25V432000
Reported
June 26, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,658
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

25V432000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator

Campaign
24V756000
Reported
October 10, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 2,061
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

24V756000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Campaign
20V603000
Reported
October 1, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 14,620
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

20V603000: 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 2014–2017 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 2014–2017 Silverado 1500, 4 other models

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

2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 521 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (20%).

None of the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 7 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (198 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train171
  • Electrical System103
  • Engine103
  • Service Brakes85
  • Unknown Or Other58
  • Steering42

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201818
201953
202044
202171
202271
202372
202451
202591
202650

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 91. 36% 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 Silverado 1500 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 9th 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 521 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted