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Chevrolet Avalanche

8 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V051000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2012 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2012 Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC SILVERADO 1500, SILVERADO 3500, YUKON, ESCALADE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V050000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Explosion Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific 2007-2011 trucks and SUVs because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, CADILLAC SIERRA 3500, YUKON, TAHOE, YUKON XL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V053000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2009-2013 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2009-2013 Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflator may explode, sending metal fragments into the cabin.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, CADILLAC YUKON, YUKON XL, SILVERADO 1500, SIERRA 3500
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V054000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2010-2014 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2010-2014 Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCALADE EXT, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA 2500
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V052000·2021-02-05

    GM Recalls 2007-2009 Trucks and SUVs for Airbag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2007-2009 Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC vehicles because the front passenger airbag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, GMC SUBURBAN, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, AVALANCHE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V827000·2014-12-30

    GM Recalls 2011-2012 Trucks and SUVs for Ignition Lock Defect

    General Motors is recalling 84,192 vehicles because the ignition lock may bind or stick, potentially causing loss of steering and braking power.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC SUBURBAN, AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, YUKON XL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10E043000·2010-09-03

    Marathon Superhides Aftermarket Seat Covers Recalled for Airbag Interference

    Marathon Seat Covers is recalling Superhides aftermarket seat covers that may interfere with side airbag deployment, posing a serious injury risk in crashes.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, CHEVROLET, GMC ESCAPE, EXPLORER, TAHOE, SILVERADO
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V240000·2010-06-04

    GM Recalls 1.3 Million Vehicles for Heated Washer Fluid Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 1,365,070 vehicles from 2006-2009 because the heated washer fluid system may ignite and cause a fire.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC AVALANCHE, YUKON XL, ESCALADE ESV, H2
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · electrical — 68 complaints, median 60,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · body — 59 complaints, median 72,000 mi
  • 2008 · body — 32 complaints, median 60,000 mi
  • 2005 · powertrain — 24 complaints, median 61,937 mi
  • 2005 · airbags — 22 complaints, median 60,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

855 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2013: 3.3/5 · 82 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2012: 3.4/5 · 52 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2011: 3.1/5 · 155 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2010: 2.9/5 · 117 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2009: 2.8/5 · 96 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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