NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 848
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2021 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 2020, 2022 Silverado 1500, 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V274000
- Reported
- April 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 597,571
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Silverado 1500, 7 other models
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 2020, 2022 Silverado 1500, 11 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 21V985000
- Reported
- December 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 626
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Silverado 1500, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V495000
- Reported
- July 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Silverado 1500, 8 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 20V684000
- Reported
- November 5, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,516
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Silverado 1500, 5 other models
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 848 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (2%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the power train (29%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 8 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (179 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine390
- Power Train242
- Electrical System113
- Unknown Or Other74
- Engine And Engine Cooling59
- Steering43
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 329 | |
| 2026 | 254 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 329. 31% 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 Silverado 1500 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 848 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted