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Chevrolet Silverado · 2013

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V001000·2013-01-02

    GM Recalls 2013 Trucks and SUVs for Transmission Shift Defect

    General Motors is recalling 54,686 model year 2013 vehicles due to a transmission defect that may allow the vehicle to roll away.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC, CADILLAC SILVERADO, AVALANCHE 1500, SIERRA, EXPRESS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V544000·2015-10-30

    GM Recalls 2013-2014 CNG Vehicles for Small Fuel Label

    General Motors is recalling 2013-2014 Chevrolet and GMC CNG vehicles because the fuel-only label is smaller than required, which may increase fire risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SAVANA, SIERRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V615000·2013-12-11

    GM Recalls 2012-2013 Silverado and Sierra HD Diesel Trucks

    General Motors is recalling 2012-2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD diesel trucks because a fuel transfer pump malfunction could cause the vehicle to stall unexpectedly.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC SILVERADO, SIERRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

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

  • 2008 · airbags 630 complaints, median 84,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · airbags 503 complaints, median 88,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · electrical 336 complaints, median 65,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a death and 45 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2015 · brakes 336 complaints, median 59,000 mi
  • 2006 · brakes 314 complaints, median 66,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,023 manufacturer service bulletins across 13 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 5.0/5 · 69 complaints
  • 2025: 3.9/5 · 96 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2024: 3.6/5 · 298 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2023: 3.6/5 · 368 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2022: 3.5/5 · 610 complaints · most complained-of: engine

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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