2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 397 owner complaints for the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. It has 2 open investigations that name this model year.

Recalled components: engine and cooling, brakes, and exterior lighting. Most-described problem: engine failure or replacement (76 complaints, 19%). Most-reported area: engine (156 complaints, 39%; median mileage when it happened: 40,500).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 12, 2026

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Excludes the Silverado EV and heavy-duty 2500 and 3500.

3 safety recalls for the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 4 investigations that name the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2 are still open. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. A recall query is a review of whether a recall covered the right vehicles or whether its fix works. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 397 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Silverado 1500. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Engine failure or replacement76 · 19%
• Loss of power or limp mode71 · 18%
  Median 40,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Check engine light57 · 14%
• Stalling or shutting off47 · 12%
• Transmission failure or replacement27 · 7%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration19 · 5%
• Won't start19 · 5%
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting18 · 5%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Engine156 · 39%
  Median 40,500 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Powertrain108 · 27%
• Electrical system63 · 16%
• Fuel and propulsion system34 · 9%
• Engine and cooling27 · 7%
  Median 40,500 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Brakes25 · 6%
• Forward collision avoidance22 · 6%
  Most named: automatic emergency braking (12); warnings (11)
• Unknown or other47 · 12%

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2023 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2019 Silverado 1500 drew the most (338) and the 2023 drew 240.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2023 Silverado 1500 MPG

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