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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 51 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, across 15 model years from 2009 to 2024. The 2020 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (2).

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid by our method: 2014 (2.6× the median year), 2015 (2.3× the median year), 2016 (2.3× the median year), 2019 (3.0× the median year), 2020 (2.3× the median year), 2021 (2.1× the median year) and 2022 (2.5× the median year).

Model years
15

2009–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
51
Most recalls
2020

12 recalls

Owner complaints
16,579

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 16,579 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 across 27 model years; the most, 1,436, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 666 of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 220.

Across all Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 2,693 complaints), then the electrical system (2,591).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in 2025: 1,865, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recall, 26V611000, was reported on September 24, 2026 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stands out most: 400 complaints between 2018 and 2022, 34% of them naming the engine.

The 2019 also carries 10 recalls, against a median of 2.5 for the ranked Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years.

The best-measured Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years are 2013 (0.2×), 2002 (0.3×) and 2001 (0.3×).

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 Silverado 1500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20260119—not ranked
20250108—not ranked
20242317—not ranked
20233389—not ranked
2022avoid6650399
2.5×
2021avoid8848265
2.1×
2020avoid12747244
2.3×
2019avoid101,096400
3.0×
20187521186
1.4×
20177714223
1.6×
2016avoid12797319
2.3×
2015avoid111,110307
2.3×
2014avoid61,436368
2.6×
2013230135
0.2×
201222160not ranked
2011456337
0.3×
2010036337
0.3×
2009344435
0.5×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Silverado 1500

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE10
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL9
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR8
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE6
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM6
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING5
  • TIRES5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL4
  • SEAT BELTS4

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recall campaign (51)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V611000September 24, 2026air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2016–2017injury1,559
26V325000May 21, 2026air bags2018injury4,315
26V166000March 19, 2026air bags2018injury2,819
26V083000February 12, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020–2022crash1,055
25V432000June 26, 2025air bags2018crash and injury1,658
25V274000April 24, 2025engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2024crash597,571
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020–2022crash463,295
24V756000October 10, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018crash and injury2,061
24V674000September 12, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp2023crash449,671
24V626000August 21, 2024trailer hitches2024crash38
22V903000December 8, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2022–2023crash740,108
22V873000November 23, 2022air bags: air bag/restraint control module2022crash and injury5
22V463000June 30, 2022exterior lighting: brake lights2022crash242
21V985000December 16, 2021tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2019–2021crash626
21V495000July 1, 2021air bags: frontal2021crash and injury12
21V504000July 1, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury410,019
21V423000June 3, 2021tires2019crash896
21V245000April 8, 2021seat belts: front2014–2016injury2,568
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2019–2020crash33,838
21V050000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009, 2011injury and death2,641,272
21V051000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2012injury and death284,645
21V052000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009injury and death557,023
21V053000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009, 2013injury and death692,526
21V054000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2011–2013injury and death1,778,128
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V792000December 17, 2020seat belts2019–2021crash and injury624,216
20V736000November 25, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury9,279
20V684000November 5, 2020tires2020–2021crash7,516
20V650000October 22, 2020power train: driveline: driveshaft2019–2020crash42
20V603000October 1, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2018crash14,620
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
20V116000February 27, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash20,352
20V055000January 30, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: power assist2019crash148,055
19V888000December 12, 2019electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2019–2020crash and fire350,371
19V889000December 12, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: abs warning light2019crash463,995
19V837000November 21, 2019fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020fire502
19V814000November 14, 2019seat belts: pretensioner2019–2020fire556,399
19V761000October 24, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring2014–2018crash652,967
19V645000September 6, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2014–2018crash3,456,719
18V868000December 6, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2019crash and injury154
18V586000September 7, 2018steering: electric power assist system2015crash1,015,918
18V578000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2015–2016crash42,280
18V291000May 3, 2018seat belts: front2015–2016crash and injury23,004
17V487000August 3, 2017child seat: tether: connector/clip2017crash and injury29,647
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury40,683
17V414000June 29, 2017steering: electric power assist system2014crash690,685
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury3,640,162
16V256000April 28, 2016suspension: front: control arm2016–2017crashdo not drive3,738
16V069000February 5, 2016service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2015–2016crash430,771
11V007000January 6, 2011suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash30,566
10V643000December 17, 2010suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash1,262

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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