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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Chevrolet Venture Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Venture, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2001 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (3).

No Chevrolet Venture model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.3×.

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
16
Most recalls
2001

12 recalls

Owner complaints
1,143

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 1,143 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Venture across 6 model years; the most, 350, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 86 of the Chevrolet Venture complaints (8%) and a fire on 19.

Across all Chevrolet Venture model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 203 complaints), then the structure (151).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Venture in 2004: 196, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Venture is latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Venture recall, 07V349000, was reported on August 8, 2007 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage.

Chevrolet Venture years to avoid

The best-measured Chevrolet Venture years are 2005 (0.3×), 2004 (0.6×) and 2003 (0.9×).

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 Venture, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200534220
0.3×
2004512456
0.6×
2003818586
0.9×
20026220117
1.1×
200112222125
1.1×
20008350168
1.3×

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

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Venture

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH10
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES6
  • STEERING6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1

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

Every Chevrolet Venture recall campaign (16)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Venture, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
07V349000August 8, 2007fuel system, gasoline: storage2001–2004fire20,594
04V597000December 22, 2004latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2005injury717,302
04V177000April 8, 2004equipment: other: labels2004—31,301
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2001, 2003—1,707,825
03V051000February 14, 2003air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003injury130
02V329000December 9, 2002air bags: frontal2001injury272
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
01V383000December 13, 2001seats: front assembly: recliner2001crash75,816
01V264000August 21, 2001latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2001injury248,737
01V067000March 8, 2001latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2001injury477,011
01V026000February 1, 2001air bags: frontal2001crash and injury38
00V228003August 7, 2000seat belts2000–2001crash156,305
99V268000September 29, 1999fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2000fire235
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2005fire—
08E050000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2003crash—
09E005000steering2000–2005crash—

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

Newest record on this page: March 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted