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Chevrolet Express

Model years 1995–2026 · 72 recall campaigns · 521 complaints · 3 investigations · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The Chevrolet Express appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1995 to 2026: 72 recall campaigns (136 model-year entries) and 521 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, hydraulic (117.6 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (92.6).

The 2000 model year has the most complaints (80). Recall campaigns peaked in 2008 with 10; complaints were received in the largest number in 2004 (59). Within Chevrolet, this line ranks 37 of 177 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1995 Chevrolet Express NHTSA record016%—
1996 Chevrolet Express21586%109,344
1997 Chevrolet Express129167%109,239
1998 Chevrolet Express NHTSA record123132%1,137
1999 Chevrolet Express168392%10,468
2000 Chevrolet Express180461%10,468
2001 Chevrolet Express244253%12
2002 Chevrolet Express054311%—
2003 Chevrolet Express1057328%2,322,185
2004 Chevrolet Express619109%583,391
2005 Chevrolet Express81692%503,509
2006 Chevrolet Express161058%585,900
2007 Chevrolet Express41163%454
2008 Chevrolet Express101269%7,998
2009 Chevrolet Express7740%318,841
2010 Chevrolet Express51481%322,823
2011 Chevrolet Express5952%314,351
2012 Chevrolet Express6740%322,260
2013 Chevrolet Express820115%372,662
2014 Chevrolet Express7740%628,431
2015 Chevrolet Express3635%213,958
2016 Chevrolet Express6740%245,605
2017 Chevrolet Express6423%245,609
2018 Chevrolet Express616%72,018
2019 Chevrolet Express400%126,721
2020 Chevrolet Express NHTSA record100%33,838
2021 Chevrolet Express200%43,992
2023 Chevrolet Express NHTSA record100%77,824
2025 Chevrolet Express400%27,512
2026 Chevrolet Express300%27,630

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Chevrolet Express complaints (680 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

96
00
04
08
12
16
20
24
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Chevrolet Express, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

97
01
05
09
13
17
21
25
Complaints about any Chevrolet Express model year, by year received.

Other Chevrolet model lines

All 177 Chevrolet model lines

Questions and answers

Which Chevrolet Express model years have the most recalls?

2006 (16), 2003 (10), 2008 (10). Across model years 1995–2026 there are 72 distinct campaigns.

Which Chevrolet Express model year has the most complaints?

2000, with 80 of the line's 521 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Chevrolet Express complain about?

service brakes, hydraulic (117.6 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (92.6 per 1,000 mentions), power train (77.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.