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Chevrolet Silverado · 2016

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

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All years 2016 · 2 recalls 2015 · 2 recalls 2014–2015 · 5 recalls 2014 · 8 recalls 2013–2014 · 1 recall 2013 · 1 recall 2012–2013 · 1 recall 2011–2012 · 1 recall 2011 · 1 recall 2010 · 1 recall

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Severity pendingNHTSA·15V830000·2015-12-10
GM Recalls 2016 Silverado and Sierra Trucks for Air Bag Sensor Defect
General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks because a misplaced mounting stud may cause the air bag sensor housing to fracture, potentially preventing air bag deployment in a crash.
Product
CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC SILVERADO, SIERRA
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
Severity pendingNHTSA·16V084000·2016-02-11
GM Recalls 2016 Vehicles for Missing Audio Safety Warnings
General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles because the radio may fail to provide audio warnings for unbelted drivers or keys left in the ignition.
Product
GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET SIERRA, SILVERADO, MALIBU, CAMARO
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.
2015 · brakes — 336 complaints, median 59,000 mi
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.
2021 · engine — 333 complaints, median 64,000 mi
Includes 3 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 · 108 complaints · most complained-of: engine
2024: 3.6/5 · 317 complaints · most complained-of: engine
2023: 3.6/5 · 389 complaints · most complained-of: engine
2022: 3.5/5 · 650 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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