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Chevrolet W4500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet W4500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints10Top: Power trainSafety recalls71998–2010 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet W4500 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 W4500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet W4500 problems

All model years combined: 10 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
Power train20
Tires20
Fuel system, diesel20
Fuel system, other10
Air bags11
Visibility10
Engine10
Engine and engine cooling10
7 recalls

Chevrolet W4500 recalls

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

35%Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal17V-324 · 2008–2009 · May 17, 2017 · 14,807 vehicles29%Storage: tank assembly15V-704 · 2006–2008 · Oct 26, 2015 · 13,671 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling10V-636 · 2006–2007 · Dec 15, 2010 · 2,992 vehicles–Driveline: driveshaft09V-042 · 2008–2009 · Feb 4, 2009 · 2,836 vehicles–Fuel system, diesel08V-251 · 2006–2007 · Jun 5, 2008 · 16,859 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly05V-168 · 2003–2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 253 vehicles–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)98V-151 · 1998 · Jul 6, 1998 · 42 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the W4500

  1. Engine Cooling Fan FracturePE10049 · 2006 · closed Feb 17, 2012
    No recall