By model year
The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 13
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Chevrolet Express 2500
Every Chevrolet Express 2500 model year on file, 1996 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years7711 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271996 to 2026
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,411Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the Chevrolet Express 2500 complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Chevrolet Express 2500 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2024 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| 2023 | Van | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 348 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2018 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 2017 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 417 |
| 2013 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2011 | Van | 3 | 66.7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 316 |
| 2010 | Van | 7 | 28.6 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
| 2009 | Van | 2 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| 2008 | Van | 7 | 0.0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 2007 | Van | 7 | 14.3 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 2006 | Van | 13 | 15.4 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 2005 | Van | 9 | 22.2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 129 |
| 2004 | Van | 8 | 12.5 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
| 2003 | Van | 12 | 0.0 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 2002 | Van | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| 2001 | Van | 2 | 0.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 2000 | Van | 2 | 50.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1998 | Pickup | 3 | 0.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Express 2500
- 25V-876 Dec 17, 2025
Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured
Adaptive equipment · 86 vehicles - 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
Equipment · 122k vehicles - 06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles - 05V-559 Dec 13, 2005
Certain conversion vans built on gmc/chevrolet chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108,…
Lighting · 2 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.