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Chevrolet Express Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 35 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Express, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2023. The 2006 has the most (16); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

No Chevrolet Express model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.2×.

Model years
8

2000–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
35
Most recalls
2006

16 recalls

Owner complaints
514

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 514 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Express across 24 model years; the most, 84, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 20 of the Chevrolet Express complaints (4%) and a fire on 22.

Across all Chevrolet Express model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 66 complaints), then the service brakes (51).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Express in 2004: 47, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Express is equipment adaptive/mobility, in 23 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Express recall, 24V839000, was reported on November 7, 2024 and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module: software.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002 Chevrolet Express, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Chevrolet Express years to avoid

The best-measured Chevrolet Express years are 2013 (0.3×), 2001 (0.9×) and 2003 (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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Express, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202401—not ranked
202312—not ranked
20210138not ranked
20200174not ranked
2019081not ranked
20180116not ranked
20170219not ranked
20160159not ranked
2015086not ranked
20140144not ranked
201302211
0.3×
20120136not ranked
20110124not ranked
20100156not ranked
20090103not ranked
20080144not ranked
20074182not ranked
200616122not ranked
20059235not ranked
20047217not ranked
2003115931
1.0×
200205640
1.1×
200124532
0.9×
200018451
1.2×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Express years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Express

  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY23
  • SEAT BELTS5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1

Chevrolet Express model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Express recall campaign (35)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Express, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V839000November 7, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2023crash77,824
12V388000August 8, 2012fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2003–2004fire9,389
09V303000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury8
09V304000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury8
09V306000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury6
09V307000July 29, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005injury3
09V270000July 6, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury185
09V272000July 6, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2007injury185
09V049000February 6, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2006injury86
09V050000February 6, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2005–2006injury43
09V038000January 28, 2009equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury3
08V650000December 10, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2001injury6
08V649000December 9, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2001injury6
08V568000October 24, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2007injury42
08V569000October 24, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006–2007injury42
08V488000September 22, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury18
08V489000September 22, 2008equipment adaptive/mobility2006injury18
08V238000April 15, 2008seat belts2006crash and injury4,003
05V558000December 19, 2005seat belts2003–2006crash and injury425,593
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V530000November 7, 2005exterior lighting2005crash and injury3
05V455000October 5, 2005steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2006fire123,592
05V043000February 8, 2005service brakes, hydraulic2004–2005crash and injury77,411
04V320000July 6, 2004power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2004crash1,792
04V225000May 11, 2004seat belts: front: anchorage2003—736
04V189000April 19, 2004seat belts: front: buckle assembly2004crash and injury331
04V045000February 4, 2004service brakes, hydraulic2003–2004—68,875
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2003—1,707,825
03V217000June 10, 2003exterior lighting2003fire50,225
03V050000February 14, 2003seat belts: front: buckle assembly2003injury18,327
02V330000December 12, 2002steering: linkages2003crash4,158
02V326000December 2, 2002steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2003crash18,648
02V305000November 14, 2002wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2003crash18,409
00V085000March 16, 2000steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2000fire10,468
09E012000exterior lighting2003–2005crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Express. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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