NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Avalanche Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 21 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Avalanche, across 12 model years from 2002 to 2013. The 2004 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).
Chevrolet Avalanche years to avoid by our method: 2002 (15× the median year), 2003 (5.1× the median year) and 2004 (4.6× the median year).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 21
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 1,966
2002–2013, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,966 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Avalanche across 14 model years; the most, 444, concern the 2002.
Owners marked a crash on 81 of the Chevrolet Avalanche complaints (4%) and a fire on 14.
Across all Chevrolet Avalanche model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 569 complaints), then the structure (255).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche in 2017: 212, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Avalanche is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 16 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Avalanche recall, 21V050000, was reported on February 5, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Chevrolet Avalanche years to avoid
The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche stands out most: 288 complaints between 2001 and 2005, 26% of them naming the service brakes, hydraulic.
The best-measured Chevrolet Avalanche years are 2005 (0.8×), 2011 (0.8×) and 2012 (0.8×).
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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 82 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0.8× |
| 2011 | 3 | 127 | 11 | 0.8× |
| 2010 | 4 | 111 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 5 | 76 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 4 | 258 | 12 | 0.9× |
| 2007 | 4 | 377 | 19 | 1.1× |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 3 | 71 | 10 | 0.8× |
| 2004avoid | 6 | 165 | 71 | 4.6× |
| 2003avoid | 6 | 204 | 82 | 5.1× |
| 2002avoid | 4 | 444 | 288 | 14.7× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Avalanche years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Avalanche
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE16
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER3
- STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
- EQUIPMENT1
Chevrolet Avalanche model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Avalanche recall campaign (21)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V050000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2011 | injury and death | 2,641,272 |
| 21V051000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2012 | injury and death | 284,645 |
| 21V052000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2009 | injury and death | 557,023 |
| 21V053000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010, 2013 | injury and death | 692,526 |
| 21V054000February 5, 2021 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2013 | injury and death | 1,778,128 |
| 14V827000December 30, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2011–2012 | crash and injury | 84,192 |
| 10V240000June 4, 2010 | electrical system | 2007–2009 | fire | 1,365,070 |
| 09V154000May 6, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline | 2009 | crash | 27,188 |
| 08V441000August 28, 2008 | electrical system | 2007–2008 | fire | 857,735 |
| 06V289000August 3, 2006 | engine and engine cooling | 2004 | fire | 38,439 |
| 05V552000December 7, 2005 | equipment: other: labels | 2006 | crash | 32,068 |
| 05V379000August 29, 2005 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2002 | crash | 1,353,718 |
| 05V163000April 22, 2005 | seat belts: rear/other | 2003–2005 | injury | 1,359,824 |
| 05V055000February 14, 2005 | power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator | 2005 | injury | 7,194 |
| 05V043000February 8, 2005 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2004–2005 | crash and injury | 77,411 |
| 04V129000March 17, 2004 | structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments | 2002–2004 | injury | 3,662,211 |
| 04V045000February 4, 2004 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2003–2004 | — | 68,875 |
| 03V019000January 27, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2003 | fire | 5,734 |
| 06E043000 | fuel system, gasoline | 2002–2004 | fire | — |
| 09E012000 | exterior lighting | 2002–2003 | crash | — |
| 10E043000 | equipment | 2010 | injury | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Avalanche. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted