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Chevrolet Silverado 4500 recalls

2 recalls covering model years 2020, 2021, 2023. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.

Chevrolet Silverado medium duty brake wires may fail high

Reported 2025-11-06 · Campaign 25V768000 · Model years: 2020

These medium-duty Silverado trucks already had a brake wiring harness put in under an earlier recall. On some of them, that replacement wiring was installed without the protective tape that is supposed to wrap it. Unprotected wires can rub and get damaged over time. If those brake wires are damaged, the power assist that makes your brake pedal easy to press can quit working, so the truck becomes much harder to stop. The dealer takes the harness out, tapes it properly, and puts it back in.

Chevrolet Silverado medium duty brake sensor leak can cause fire critical

Reported 2025-06-12 · Campaign 25V390000 · Model years: 2020, 2021, 2023

A sensor that watches brake fluid pressure can leak fluid into the brake pressure switch next to it. The fluid can cause an electrical short that overheats the wiring, and that can start a fire — while you are driving or while the truck is just sitting parked. GM says park the truck outside and away from buildings until it is fixed. Dealers replace the wire harness for the switch. Trucks repaired under the earlier recall need this new fix too.

⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).

Chevrolet problem guides that cover the Silverado 4500

Owner complaints by model year

Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Silverado 4500. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.

Model yearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
20201000
20212000
20231000

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