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NHTSA safety record

Chevrolet

Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Chevrolet, model years 2010 to 2026.

298

Vehicles

57,842

Complaints

747

Recalls

667

Fires

50

Deaths

298Chevrolet year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 57,842 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 12,775 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2014 Silverado 1500, with 1,433.

NHTSA holds 747 recall campaigns naming Chevrolet vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 5 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 36 of these 298 vehicles.

Most complained-about Chevrolet models

Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.

Model Worst year Complaints Deaths
Silverado 1500 2014 9,903 8
Malibu 2010 7,585 4
Equinox 2010 6,561 3
Traverse 2010 4,962 3
Cruze 2012 3,709 3
Tahoe 2015 3,540 3
Impala 2014 2,720
Colorado 2016 2,320 3
Suburban 2015 1,969 2
Volt 2017 1,856
Camaro 2010 1,696 6
Silverado 2500 2015 1,205

What goes wrong on a Chevrolet

The systems named most often across every Chevrolet complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.

Open investigations (5)

NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.

Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedy

RQ26001

Still open recall query · opened January 16, 2026 · the engine

Loss of motive power due to engine failure

EA25007

Still open engineering analysis · opened October 23, 2025 · the engine, the engine and its cooling

DTN Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA25005

Still open engineering analysis · opened October 21, 2025 · the air bags

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002

Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags

Sale of noncompliant school bus

AQ18006

Still open audit query · opened December 1, 2018 · the seats

Most recent Chevrolet recalls

The newest campaigns naming a Chevrolet, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.

WHEELS

26V496000 · July 30, 2026

A cracked wheel may lead to disc separation and a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors, LLC · up to 952 vehicles

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

26V494000 · July 30, 2026

A loose component may move and damage the high voltage battery, increasing the risk of a fire.

General Motors, LLC · up to 10 vehicles

STEERING

26V399000 · June 23, 2026

A loose nut that separates from the steering gear assembly while driving can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors, LLC · up to 26,541 vehicles

STEERING:COLUMN

26V345000 · May 28, 2026

Inaccurate gear selection may result in unexpected vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors, LLC · up to 232 vehicles

AIR BAGS

26V325000 · May 21, 2026

A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

General Motors, LLC · up to 2,785 vehicles

Pages 2019 Silverado 2500 2019 Silverado 3500 2018 Silverado 1500

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

26V213000 · April 2, 2026

The driver may be unaware that the turn signal is not working, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors, LLC · up to 32,988 vehicles

Pages 2025 Corvette

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

26V212000 · April 2, 2026

A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

General Motors, LLC · up to 276,879 vehicles

Pages 2025 Malibu 2024 Malibu 2023 Malibu

AIR BAGS

26V166000 · March 19, 2026

A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

General Motors, LLC · up to 2,819 vehicles

Pages 2019 Silverado 2500 2019 Silverado 3500 2018 Silverado 1500

Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.

Every Chevrolet page on this site

298 vehicles across 42 models, newest model year first.

Avalanche 1500 2013 2011
Blazer EV 2025 2024
Bolt EUV 2023 2022
Caprice 2014
Captiva Sport 2012
Cheverolet SS 2014
City Express 2015
Cobalt 2010
Cobalt SS 2010
Malibu ECO 2013
Malibu Hybrid 2018 2017 2016
Silverado EV 2025 2024
Spark EV 2016
Tahoe Hybrid 2011

Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes

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