Chevrolet Express 3500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 134 owner complaints across 20 model years of the Chevrolet Express 3500 (1997–2024). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

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What Chevrolet Express 3500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 134 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 17.

• Electrical system12
• Steering10
• Fuel/propulsion system9
• Service brakes, hydraulic8
• Service brakes8
• Fuel system, gasoline8
• Engine7
• Tires7

All Chevrolet Express 3500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Express 3500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V706000 Reported November 5, 2014 34 vehicles potentially affected Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply

   Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005,…

   Remedy: Cummings will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

2. Air conditioner (equipment)

   NHTSA 09V456000 Reported November 19, 2009 269 vehicles potentially affected CUES, INC.

   Cues, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 service vehicles built on various chassis equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.

   Remedy: Cues is working with carrier to remedy the affected vehicles. Repairs will be made by carrier free of charge. Please see carrier's defect report 09e-053. The safety recall began on january 5, 2010. Owners may contact…

   Model years: 2009

Other Chevrolet models

• Malibu19,364 complaints
• Silverado 150018,029 complaints
• Impala10,434 complaints
• Tahoe10,032 complaints
• Equinox9,161 complaints
• Silverado8,799 complaints
• Blazer8,192 complaints
• Suburban8,164 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.