NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Colorado Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 29 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Colorado, across 17 model years from 2004 to 2025. The 2015 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
Chevrolet Colorado years to avoid by our method: 2005 (2.1× the median year) and 2016 (2.0× the median year).
- Model years
- 17
- Recall campaigns
- 29
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 3,638
2004–2025, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 3,638 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Colorado across 23 model years; the most, 713, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 131 of the Chevrolet Colorado complaints (4%) and a fire on 64.
Across all Chevrolet Colorado model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 924 complaints), then the electrical system (773).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Colorado in 2025: 328, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Colorado is exterior lighting: brake lights: switch, in 9 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Colorado recall, 26V114000, was reported on February 26, 2026 and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2020 Chevrolet Colorado, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Chevrolet Colorado years to avoid
The 2005 Chevrolet Colorado stands out most: 135 complaints between 2004 and 2008, 19% of them naming the electrical system.
The 2005 also carries 3 recalls, against a median of 2 for the ranked Chevrolet Colorado years.
The best-measured Chevrolet Colorado years are 2011 (0.2×), 2012 (0.2×) and 2008 (0.4×).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 18 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 1 | 27 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 3 | 124 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 3 | 137 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 0.4× |
| 2021 | 1 | 79 | 38 | 0.5× |
| 2020 | 0 | 86 | 29 | 0.5× |
| 2019 | 0 | 150 | 81 | 1.0× |
| 2018 | 1 | 183 | 95 | 1.2× |
| 2017 | 1 | 216 | 107 | 1.3× |
| 2016avoid | 4 | 713 | 163 | 2.0× |
| 2015 | 7 | 493 | 135 | 1.7× |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 0.2× |
| 2011 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 0.2× |
| 2010 | 0 | 29 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 3 | 67 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 2 | 81 | 24 | 0.4× |
| 2007 | 3 | 140 | 40 | 0.5× |
| 2006 | 4 | 236 | 65 | 1.0× |
| 2005avoid | 3 | 356 | 135 | 2.1× |
| 2004 | 3 | 361 | 137 | 1.9× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Colorado years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Colorado
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH9
- CHILD SEAT7
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
- SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
Chevrolet Colorado model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Colorado recall campaign (29)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V114000February 26, 2026 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2025 | crash and injury | 5,861 |
| 24V703000September 19, 2024 | seat belts: critical fasteners | 2023–2024 | crash and injury | 151 |
| 24V491000June 28, 2024 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2024 | fire | 8,622 |
| 24V366000May 23, 2024 | tires | 2024 | crash | 56 |
| 24V237000March 28, 2024 | wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2023 | crash | 17 |
| 24V133000February 22, 2024 | electrical system: adas: driver monitoring: camera/sensor | 2023 | crash | 55,755 |
| 22V375000May 26, 2022 | seats: critical fasteners | 2022 | crash and injury | 1,631 |
| 21V213000March 25, 2021 | steering: electric power assist system | 2015 | crash | 60,681 |
| 20V811000December 23, 2020 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 470 |
| 18V358000May 31, 2018 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2016–2018 | fire | 895 |
| 17V621000October 5, 2017 | air bags: frontal | 2015–2016 | crash and injury | 16 |
| 16V125000March 2, 2016 | air bags: frontal | 2016 | injury | 1,579 |
| 16V054000February 1, 2016 | steering: electric power assist system | 2015 | crash | 2,988 |
| 15V807000December 1, 2015 | latches/locks/linkages | 2016 | crash and injury | 8,763 |
| 15V278000May 12, 2015 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2015 | crash | 24,380 |
| 15V267000May 8, 2015 | seats | 2015 | crash and injury | 49,980 |
| 15V157000March 18, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2015 | crash and injury | 40 |
| 14V645000October 9, 2014 | air bags | 2015 | crash and injury | 2,283 |
| 12V594000December 19, 2012 | latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 2011–2012 | crash | 118,800 |
| 11V552000November 17, 2011 | seat belts: front | 2012 | crash and injury | 5,593 |
| 11V337000June 28, 2011 | power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) | 2011 | crash | 6,768 |
| 11V276000May 6, 2011 | visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 2011 | crash | 4,674 |
| 11V007000January 6, 2011 | suspension: rear: axle: spindle | 2011 | crash | 30,566 |
| 10V575000November 18, 2010 | child seat | 2004–2009, 2011 | crash, injury and death | 192,676 |
| 09V310000July 29, 2009 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2004–2009 | crash | 185,903 |
| 09V154000May 6, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline | 2009 | crash | 27,188 |
| 06V307000August 11, 2006 | wheels: rim | 2007 | crash | 3,227 |
| 06V139000April 27, 2006 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2004–2006 | crash | 404,733 |
| 05V552000December 7, 2005 | equipment: other: labels | 2006 | crash | 32,068 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Colorado. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted