NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Astro Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Astro, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2003 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (2).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 421
2000–2005, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 421 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Astro across 6 model years; the most, 175, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 47 of the Chevrolet Astro complaints (11%) and a fire on 11.
Across all Chevrolet Astro model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 126 complaints), then the electrical system (56).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Astro in 2004: 56, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Astro is exterior lighting, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Astro recall, 05V099000, was reported on March 14, 2005 and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch.
Chevrolet Astro years to avoid
Too few Chevrolet Astro model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Astro years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Astro
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE6
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1
Chevrolet Astro model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Astro recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05V099000March 14, 2005 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2001–2002 | crash | 77,055 |
| 03V328000September 12, 2003 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2003 | crash | 41,477 |
| 06E026000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2005 | crash | — |
| 06E043000 | fuel system, gasoline | 2000–2005 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Astro. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted