NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, across 1 model year from 2013 to 2013.
No Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2005, is at 2.1×.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2013
- Owner complaints
- 897
2013–2013, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 897 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 across 12 model years; the most, 182, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 40 of the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 226 complaints), then the air bags (147).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 in 2017: 93, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 is steering: column locking: anti-theft device, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 recall, 13V001000, was reported on January 2, 2013 and concerns the steering: column locking: anti-theft device.
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years to avoid
The best-measured Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years are 2013 (0.6×), 2003 (0.7×) and 2007 (1.0×).
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 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 0.6× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE1
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13V001000January 2, 2013 | steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 2013 | crash and injury | 54,686 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted