Recall Register

2003 Chevrolet Astro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Chevrolet Astro. The campaign is 03V328000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Sep 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint. NHTSA has 62 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 03V328000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the steering knuckles. Owner notification is expected to begin on april 8, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 41,477 units in total.

  1. 03V328000Received . 41,477 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain minivans have an interference condition between the lower ball joint rubber boot and the steering knuckle (both left/right sides), which could result in cutting of the boot that is intended to seal the ball joint. If the lower ball joint boot were cut, contamination from the road (salt, dirt, water, etc.) could enter the ball socket area of the ball joint causing the joint to wear out too quickly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The steering knuckle could separate from the lower control arm, dropping down the affected corner of the vehicle. The coil spring would push the control arm down into contact with the ground, creating a drag that would slow the vehicle. The driver could have difficulty in maintaining the directional control of the vehicle. In addition, the affected wheel assembly could separate from the vehicle if forces resulting from the wheel's dragging action were sufficient to fracture the tie rod end and upper ball joint connections. Separation of the wheel assembly would also sever that wheel's hydraulic brake hose, resulting in lost braking performance from the front brake system. Vehicle stopping distance would increase, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the steering knuckles. Owner notification is expected to begin on april 8, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 03044. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

62 complaints, 82 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2003 Chevrolet Astro
  • All 2003 vehicles
2003 Chevrolet Astro: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2003 AstroAll 2003 vehiclesAstro, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic292.756.4197.524
Electrical System122122.864.710
Power Train109.8118.5749
Suspension97.65981.28
Steering73.248.163.96
Service Brakes6131.56.95
Latches/Locks/Linkages36.612.115.43
Engine and Engine Cooling36.674.558.63
Visibility24.438.7112.92
Vehicle Speed Control24.441.336.52

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
3
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
30 Apr 2021

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 11 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19831
  2. 19841
  3. 19853
  4. 19861
  5. 19872
  6. 19882
  7. 19893
  8. 19904
  9. 19913
  10. 19921
  11. 19931
  12. 19942
  13. 19953
  14. 19964
  15. 19974
  16. 19983
  17. 19991
  18. 20000
  19. 20011
  20. 20021
  21. 20031
  22. 20040
  23. 20050

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Chevrolet Astro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/astro/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Chevrolet Astro?
41,477 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Astro have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Astro, model years 1983 to 2005. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Astro name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 24 of 82 component mentions, or 292.7 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 56.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Chevrolet Astro open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.