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Buying a used 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 4500? Check these 2 recalls first

2 NHTSA recalls · 1 owner complaints on file · 1 park-outside

Both recalls on this medium-duty truck involve the brakes. The critical one is a brake sensor leak that can cause a fire, and it carries a park-outside instruction — meaning affected trucks were told not to be parked in a garage until fixed. The second covers brake wires that may fail. Owner complaint volume is essentially nil: a single unverified report to NHTSA, with no crashes, fires or injuries, listing power train, service brakes and engine.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Get written confirmation the brake sensor fire recall was completed
3. Have brake wiring and the sensor area inspected for leaks or heat damage
4. Ask how and where the truck was stored while the recall was open
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Chevrolet dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 4500

What owners have reported to NHTSA

1 complaints filed for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• All Silverado 4500 recalls