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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
12

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
747

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
13

10 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

12 recalls on the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software

Campaign
26V083000
Reported
February 12, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 1,055
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

26V083000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software

Campaign
24V797000
Reported
October 24, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 463,295
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 Silverado 1500, 11 other models

24V797000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire

Campaign
21V985000
Reported
December 16, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 626
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019, 2021 Silverado 1500, 1 other model

21V985000: 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 2019 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 2019, 2021 Silverado 1500, 8 other models

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

Tires

Campaign
20V684000
Reported
November 5, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 7,516
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

20V684000: 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 2019 Silverado 1500, 2 other models

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

Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator

Campaign
20V446000
Reported
July 30, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 769
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 11 other models

20V446000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Campaign
20V116000
Reported
February 27, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 20,352
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

20V116000: 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 2019 Silverado 1500, 1 other model

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

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
19V837000
Reported
November 21, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 502
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 7 other models

19V837000: 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 2019 Silverado 1500, 5 other models

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

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 747 owner complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (2%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.

In complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the power train (31%) and the electrical system (15%).

3 of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 12 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (208 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine250
  • Power Train235
  • Electrical System115
  • Service Brakes102
  • Unknown Or Other76
  • Steering74

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20191
202070
202146
202256
202371
202491
2025242
2026170

Complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 242. 33% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 22 ranked years.

That makes 2020 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 747 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 Chevrolet models

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