Chevrolet Silverado 3500 problems, recalls & safety data

Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Chevrolet Silverado 3500 model year, from official NHTSA data.

1,008

NHTSA complaints

recall campaigns

12,195

service bulletins (TSBs)

defect investigations

Model years

Year	Complaints	Recalls	TSBs
2025 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	12	1	—
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	49	3	811
2023 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	15	1	—
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	27	3	896
2021 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	40	5	881
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	42	8	943
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	22	7	705
2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	19	6	643
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	13	6	—
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	51	6	741
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	52	7	895
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	10	3	—
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	26	4	1,652
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	23	4	740
2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	29	5	682
2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	10	6	—
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	31	4	523
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	39	5	498
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	52	0	267
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	46	0	224
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	41	0	168
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	42	0	162
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	50	1	137
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	72	1	314
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	80	1	259
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	47	0	30
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	67	0	17
1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500	61	0	7

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