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Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500

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2
Fire risk
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Crash risk
5
Injuries
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Deaths
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All Recalls

5 campaigns
5 recalls 2 critical💥 5 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
Nov 23, 2022
1260 days ago

Your airbags will not deploy in a crash because the safety system was never activated at the factory.

Affected: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles. The sensing diagnostic module (SDM) was left in manufacturing mode and not activated at the assembly plant prior to shipment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An SDM in manufacturing mode will not deploy the vehicle's air bags in a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy

Dealers returned the vehicles to the GM assembly plant and the sensing diagnostic modules were activated. The vehicles had not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N222387870.

Airbag
Jan 7, 2021
1945 days ago

Your driver's side airbag may not deploy in a crash, leaving you unprotected.

Affected: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · 2021
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles. The front driver's side air bag module may be missing one or more metal tabs that secure the plastic air bag cover to the housing.

Consequence

The missing tabs may prevent the air bag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the driver frontal air bag, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 16, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212336560.

Other
Nov 25, 2025
162 days ago

Your owner's manual is missing, so you may not know how to safely install child car seats.

Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL · 2026
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500, and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles may not have received an owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, “Child Restraint Anchorage Systems.”

Consequence

Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will provide the owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252532020. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 25, 2025.

Suspension
Apr 28, 2016
3660 days ago

Stop driving. Your front control arm can separate and cause you to lose steering control.

Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM · 2017
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms may have inadequate welds near the control arm bushing.

Consequence

Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right front upper control arms and realign the vehicle, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2016. Until the repairs have been made, owners are advised not to drive their vehicles. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 42190.

Other
Aug 21, 2024
623 days ago

Your rear bumper hitch can fail and let your trailer detach while driving.

Affected: TRAILER HITCHES · 2024
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

OEM Systems, LLC (OEM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles. The rear bumper mounting bracket may not be sufficient for towing, which can allow the towed trailer to detach from the vehicle.

Consequence

A trailer that detaches from a vehicle while driving increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

OEM will replace the rear bumper mounting bracket and hitch, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in August 2024. Owners may contact OEM customer service at 1-800-810-7252.

Full analysis: how to read the Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 recall history

The Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 currently has 5 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the SILVERADO 1500 in our dataset are air bag (2), and suspension (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used SILVERADO 1500: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2017–2026, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2016 and 2025. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular SILVERADO 1500 is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific SILVERADO 1500 has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used SILVERADO 1500before buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Chevrolet or any U.S. government agency.