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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 16, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1,096

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
28

8 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

10 recalls on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire

Campaign
21V985000
Reported
December 16, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 626
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 Silverado 1500, 1 other model

21V985000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
21V423000
Reported
June 3, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 896
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V423000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
21V115000
Reported
February 25, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 33,838
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020 Silverado 1500, 12 other models

21V115000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
20V792000
Reported
December 17, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 624,216
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 Silverado 1500, 8 other models

20V792000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
20V650000
Reported
October 22, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 42
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020 Silverado 1500, 2 other models

20V650000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist

Campaign
20V055000
Reported
January 30, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 148,055
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
Same campaign
also 1 other model

20V055000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables

Campaign
19V888000
Reported
December 12, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 350,371
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 2020 Silverado 1500, 1 other model

19V888000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: abs warning light

Campaign
19V889000
Reported
December 12, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 463,995
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
Same campaign
also 2 other models

19V889000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: pretensioner

Campaign
19V814000
Reported
November 14, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 556,399
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

19V814000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V868000
Reported
December 6, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 154
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

18V868000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1,096 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the power train (30%) and the electrical system (17%).

1 of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 10 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (451 complaints), the median was 15,727 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine377
  • Power Train330
  • Electrical System191
  • Service Brakes175
  • Unknown Or Other110
  • Steering76

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
2019105
2020148
202185
202262
2023107
2024134
2025273
2026182

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 273. 36% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 drew 3.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.

That makes 2019 one of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid by our method.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 1,096 complaints about the 2019 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 2019 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted