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Chevrolet Silverado 1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 18,164 NHTSA owner complaints across 30 model years, no Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Silverado 1500 has 55 safety recalls on record.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Best years'98 '10 '12 '13Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints18,164Top: Service brakesSafety recalls551997–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

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

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2026Too new–/100132 complaints · 3 recalls2025Too new–/100111 complaints · 0 recalls2024Solid42/100323 complaints · 2 recalls2023Solid43/100397 complaints · 3 recalls2022Caution37/100663 complaints · 6 recalls2021Caution34/100859 complaints · 8 recalls2020Caution42/100755 complaints · 12 recalls2019Caution36/1001,105 complaints · 10 recalls2018Solid57/100524 complaints · 7 recalls2017Solid50/100715 complaints · 7 recalls2016Solid47/100797 complaints · 12 recalls2015Caution39/1001,111 complaints · 11 recalls2014Caution33/1001,438 complaints · 6 recalls2013Best72/100302 complaints · 2 recalls2012Best77/100216 complaints · 2 recalls2011Solid57/100565 complaints · 4 recalls2010Best68/100363 complaints · 3 recalls2009Solid63/100445 complaints · 3 recalls2008Solid44/100914 complaints · 3 recalls2007Solid46/100849 complaints · 2 recalls2006Solid65/100359 complaints · 0 recalls2005Solid56/100525 complaints · 0 recalls2004Solid48/100797 complaints · 0 recalls2003Solid48/100805 complaints · 0 recalls2002Solid56/100509 complaints · 0 recalls2001Solid57/100468 complaints · 0 recalls2000Solid50/100614 complaints · 0 recalls1999Solid54/100587 complaints · 0 recalls1998Solid66/100361 complaints · 0 recalls1997Solid55/100555 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems

All model years combined: 18,164 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 brakes2967220
Electrical system2715202
Engine270459
Power train253653
Air bags2411319
Steering152971
Service brakes, hydraulic1528125
Structure93377
Suspension52226
34 other systems4366296
55 recalls

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recalls

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

–Curtain: inflator26V-611 · 2016–2017 · Sep 24, 2026 · 1,559 vehicles18%Air bags26V-325 · 2018 · May 21, 2026 · 4,315 vehicles64%Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)26V-289 · 2026 · May 7, 2026 · 66 vehiclesDo not drive35%Air bags26V-166 · 2018 · Mar 19, 2026 · 2,819 vehicles74%Other: owners/service/other manual26V-114 · 2026 · Feb 26, 2026 · 5,861 vehicles60%Control module: software26V-083 · 2020–2022 · Feb 12, 2026 · 1,055 vehicles69%Other: owners/service/other manual25V-815 · 2026 · Nov 25, 2025 · 3,408 vehicles46%Air bags25V-432 · 2018 · Jun 26, 2025 · 1,658 vehicles88%Engine: hard parts internal/mechanical25V-274 · 2021–2024 · Apr 24, 2025 · 597,571 vehicles78%Control module: software24V-797 · 2020–2022 · Oct 24, 2024 · 463,295 vehicles54%Curtain: inflator24V-756 · 2018 · Oct 10, 2024 · 2,061 vehicles91%Brake fluid low warning: lamp24V-674 · 2023 · Sep 12, 2024 · 449,671 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 55 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

13 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Silverado 1500

  1. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyEA26005 · 2021–2026 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyRQ26001 · 2021–2024 · closed Aug 20, 2026
    No recall
  3. Loss of motive power due to engine failureEA25007 · 2019–2024 · still open
    Open
  4. Loss of motive power due to engine failurePE25001 · 2019–2024 · closed Oct 23, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-274
  5. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2009–2013 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  6. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2015 · still open
    Open
  7. Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · 2020–2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
    No recall
  8. Brake Vacuum Pump FailurePE18012 · 2014–2016 · closed Apr 10, 2022
    Led to recall 19V-645
  9. Brake line corrosion failureEA11001 · 2003 · closed Apr 8, 2015
    No recall
  10. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441