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Chevrolet Avalanche

Every Chevrolet Avalanche model year on file, 1999 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,966123 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161999 to 2014
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11,344Summed across model years
By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 444, 23% of the model's total

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

020040060019992001444200320052007200920112014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Chevrolet Avalanche complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
591
Brakes
356
Structure
275
Electrical system
206
Engine and cooling
133
Powertrain
100
Fuel system
60
Visibility and wipers
54
Steering
51
Tires
49
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Avalanche 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 Avalanche by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00303
2013Truck822.45,467211,561
2012Truck365.61,800311,543
2011Truck1271.612,700311,508
2010Truck1110.911,100411,466
2009Truck769.23,800511,298
2008Truck2585.425,800421,220
2007Truck3776.118,850421,129
2006Truck119.13671095
2005Truck714.24,73330190
2004Truck1654.216,50061334
2003Truck2047.810,20064349
2002Truck44410.144,40047277
2001Not decoded20.02000434
2000Not decoded20.02000427
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0210
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Avalanche

  • 21V-054 Feb 5, 2021
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 1.78M vehicles
  • 21V-053 Feb 5, 2021
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500,…
    Airbags · 693k vehicles
  • 21V-052 Feb 5, 2021
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 557k vehicles
  • 21V-051 Feb 5, 2021
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 285k vehicles
  • 21V-050 Feb 5, 2021
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 2.64M vehicles
  • 14V-827 Dec 30, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the ignition lock actuator may bind, making turning the key difficult or causing the ignition to get stuck in the…
    Electrical system · 84k vehicles
  • 10E-043 Sep 3, 2010
    These seat covers are made of heavier thread and are not compatible with seats containing side airbags
    Equipment · 294 vehicles
  • 10V-240 Jun 4, 2010
    Recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb)…
    Electrical system · 1.37M vehicles
  • 09V-154 May 6, 2009
    Fuel system control modules may have a condition in which an adhesive separation of the room temperature vulcanizing (rtv) seal between the seal…
    Fuel system · 27k vehicles
  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.