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Chevrolet 5500HD

Every Chevrolet 5500HD model year on file, 2017 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years61 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72017 to 2023
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,230Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 100% of the model's total

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

024620172018201962020202120222023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Chevrolet 5500HD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
3
Fuel system
2
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet 5500HD 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 5500HD by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone10216
2022Not decoded0NoneNone30317
2021Not decoded0NoneNone20312
2020Not decoded0NoneNone40378
2019Other616.730030347
2018Not decoded0NoneNone10366
2017Not decoded0NoneNone10294
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet 5500HD

  • 23V-266 Apr 13, 2023
    General Motors
    Brakes · 40k vehicles
  • 22V-874 Nov 23, 2022
    Hex flange lock nuts used in the suspension and steering joints, were improperly heat treated and may break
    Equipment · 5,861 vehicles
  • 22V-364 May 20, 2022
    Pressure-sensor fitting of the primary hydraulic brake line assembly may not be tightened correctly, which could result in a brake fluid leak
    Brakes · 39 vehicles
  • 21V-194 Mar 19, 2021
    U-bolt nuts for the rear axle may not have been properly tightened and may loosen, causing the axle to misalign
    Suspension · 258 vehicles
  • 20V-025 Jan 17, 2020
    Due to a manufacturing issue, the seat belt webbing locking mechanism may not properly restrain the occupant as intended
    Seat belts · 1,138 vehicles
  • 19V-835 Nov 20, 2019
    Lug nuts on the rear outer wheels may not have been properly tightened when installed onto the rear axles
    Wheels · 1,926 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.