Chevrolet Silverado 4500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Silverado 4500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints5Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls42019–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Silverado 4500 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 4500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'19'20'21'22'23'24

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Caution
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2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Silverado 4500 problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Service brakes, hydraulic

2Service brakes

1Engine

1Power train

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	3	0
Service brakes	2	0
Engine	1	0
Power train	1	0

4 recalls

Chevrolet Silverado 4500 recalls

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist25V-768 · 2019–2020 · Nov 6, 2025 · 891 vehicles Brake fluid low warning: switch/sensor/float25V-390 · 2019–2024 · Jun 12, 2025 · 62,468 vehiclesPark outside Air bag/restraint control module: software24V-738 · 2024 · Oct 2, 2024 · 25 vehicles Engine19V-328 · 2019 · Apr 25, 2019 · 318,374 vehicles