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Chevrolet R3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 1 safety recall on record for the Chevrolet R3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls11987–1991 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet R3500 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 R3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'87'88'89'91
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet R3500 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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, hydraulic10
1 recall

Chevrolet R3500 recalls

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

–Rearview mirrors/devices: exterior91V-086 · 1987–1989 · Jun 3, 1991 · 30 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R3500

  1. FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYEA92041 · 1987–1991 · closed Mar 9, 1995
    No recall