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Chevrolet LOW CAB Forward 4500

Every Chevrolet LOW CAB Forward 4500 model year on file, 2016 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years112016 to 2026

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,069Summed across model years

By model year

The 2024 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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.

Components

Structure leads the Chevrolet LOW CAB Forward 4500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Chevrolet LOW CAB Forward 4500 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 LOW CAB Forward 4500 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	25
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	27
2024	Other	1	0.0	100	0	26
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	22
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	15
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	19
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	13
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	15
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	42
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	581
2016	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	284

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet LOW CAB Forward 4500

20V-721 Nov 20, 2020
Chassis harness and the coolant return hose from the radiator to the reservoir (surge hose) may chafe
Electrical system · 46 vehicles
20V-720 Nov 20, 2020
Positive cable connecting the battery to the starter may be too long and may have been routed too close to the right-side exhaust pipe
Electrical system · 46 vehicles
19V-647 Sep 9, 2019
Power supply bolt in the relay box may not have been properly tightened during harness production at the supplier
Electrical system · 17k vehicles
19V-064 Feb 8, 2019
Odometer accurately measures the distance traveled in miles, but erroneously indicates that they are kilometers in the LCD display instead of miles
Electrical system · 264 vehicles
17V-726 Nov 14, 2017
These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the…
Equipment · 69k vehicles
16V-797 Nov 2, 2016
Affected vehicles have a throttle pedal that may get stuck under the steel stopper bolt, causing the pedal to remain in the full throttle position
Speed control · 25k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.