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Chevrolet W3500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet W3500, across 4 model years from 2003 to 2007. The 2007 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).

Model years
4

2003–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2007

3 recalls

Owner complaints
16

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet W3500 across 6 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2004.

Across all Chevrolet W3500 model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 5 complaints), then the power train (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet W3500 in 2003: 4, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet W3500 is engine and engine cooling, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet W3500 recall, 15V704000, was reported on October 26, 2015 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2005 Chevrolet W3500, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Chevrolet W3500 years to avoid

Too few Chevrolet W3500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

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 W3500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2007321not ranked
2006322not ranked
2005022not ranked
2004142not ranked
2003144not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet W3500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet W3500

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2

Chevrolet W3500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet W3500 recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet W3500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V704000October 26, 2015fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2006–2007fire13,671
10V636000December 15, 2010engine and engine cooling2006–2007crash2,992
08V251000June 5, 2008fuel system, diesel2006–2007fire16,859
05V168000April 20, 2005fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly2003–2004fire253

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet W3500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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