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Chevrolet K2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 92 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Chevrolet K2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints92Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls11989–1996 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet K2500 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 K2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96
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  • Caution
  • Solid
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1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/10047 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/10019 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls1992Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls1991Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall1989Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet K2500 problems

All model years combined: 92 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
Service brakes, hydraulic233
Visibility181
Fuel system, gasoline110
Seats90
Engine and engine cooling71
Power train60
Structure60
Electrical system52
Tires40
14 other systems254
1 recall

Chevrolet K2500 recalls

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

–Front: anchorage90V-170 · 1989–1990 · Sep 17, 1990 · 194,243 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K2500

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