Chevrolet C3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 129 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet C3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints129Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls41989–2018 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C3500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

7 5 3 8 15 18 47 26 0

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'18

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1996Not rated–/10026 complaints · 0 recalls 1995Not rated–/10047 complaints · 0 recalls 1994Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall 1993Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls 1992Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 1991Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 1990Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 1989Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C3500 problems

All model years combined: 129 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

33Service brakes, hydraulic2 crash/fire/injury

22Visibility

21Power train

20Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

16Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

13Tires

11Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

10Structure

4Exterior lighting

2010 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic	33	2
Visibility	22	0
Power train	21	0
Fuel system, gasoline	20	1
Engine and engine cooling	16	1
Tires	13	0
Electrical system	11	1
Structure	10	0
Exterior lighting	4	0
10 other systems	20	2

4 recalls

Chevrolet C3500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Exterior lighting: brake lights19V-236 · 2018 · Mar 26, 2019 · 36 vehicles Brake lights: switch99V-025 · 1994 · Feb 5, 1999 · 988,587 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages92V-056 · 1992 · Apr 14, 1992 · 177 vehicles Front: anchorage90V-170 · 1989–1990 · Sep 17, 1990 · 194,243 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C3500

Oct 31, 1997
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILUREEA97023 · 1994–1995 · closed Jun 1, 1999
No recall