NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Colorado has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 23, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 79
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Chevrolet Colorado
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
2021 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 79 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the engine (23%), followed by the service brakes (22%) and the power train (16%).
The 2021 Chevrolet Colorado's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 43,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine18
- Service Brakes17
- Unknown Or Other17
- Power Train13
- Electrical System11
- Steering10
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 23. 48% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 9th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 79 complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
Other 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted