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Chevrolet Express 1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 112 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Express 1500.

Chevrolet Express 1500
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints112Top: Air bagsSafety recalls31996–2014 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Rutger van der Maar, CC BY 2.0.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Express 1500 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 Express 1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2014Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2011Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10018 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1996Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Express 1500 problems

All model years combined: 112 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags157
Structure111
Electrical system104
Service brakes101
Service brakes, hydraulic81
Tires82
Fuel/propulsion system70
Engine and engine cooling60
Fuel system, gasoline60
17 other systems445
3 recalls

Chevrolet Express 1500 recalls

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

–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings11V-275 · 2011 · May 6, 2011 · 7,593 vehicles–Axle: spindle11V-007 · 2011 · Jan 6, 2011 · 30,566 vehicles–Exterior lighting: brake lights07V-342 · 2007 · Aug 7, 2007 · 10,113 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Express 1500

  1. Fuel Filler Pipe Corrosion/LeakagePE11040 · 2003 · closed Aug 16, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-388