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Chevrolet 3500

Every Chevrolet 3500 model year on file, 2005 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years162 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132005 to 2022
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,151Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 31% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024620052007201420165201820202022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Chevrolet 3500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
4
Electrical system
3
Brakes
2
Steering
2
Structure
2
Engine and cooling
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Suspension
1
Wheels
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet 3500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet 3500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022Pickup333.3300333
2021Not decoded0NoneNone00332
2020Pickup20.0200392
2019Pickup20.0200355
2018Pickup30.0400413
2017Not decoded10.010000266
2016Pickup520.0900569
2015Not decoded0NoneNone00245
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00246
2008Not decoded0NoneNone100
2007Not decoded0NoneNone100
2006Not decoded0NoneNone300
2005Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet 3500

  • 09V-326 Aug 3, 2009
    These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor…
    Adaptive equipment · 8 vehicles
  • 09V-325 Aug 3, 2009
    These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor…
    Adaptive equipment · 14 vehicles
  • 08V-344 Jul 28, 2008
    There may be an insufficient weld attaching the hitch channel to the supporting structure
    Trailer hitches · 108 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.