2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 25V390000. NHTSA received the report on . 62,468 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Switch/Sensor/Float
Remedy of campaign 25V390000, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 11, 2025. Owners may contact GM customer assistance number at 1-866-467-9700. GM's number for this recall is N242482680. Vehicles in this recall that were previously repaired under 23V266 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500. The newest campaign is 25V768000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Nov 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V768000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the installed wire harness, apply protective tape, and reinstall the wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters are planned to be mailed December 22, 2025. Owners may contact GM customer assistance number at 1-866-467-9700. GM's number for this recall is N252531990. Vehicles in this recall were previously repaired under 25V390 and will need to have the new remedy completed. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 6, 2025.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 63,359 units in total.
25V768000Received . 891 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD vehicles. These vehicles were remedied under NHTSA Recall 25V390 with a brake jumper wire harness that was assembled without protective tape. A wiring harness that is missing protective tape can allow the wires to become damaged.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Damaged brake jumper wires can result in power brake assist failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the installed wire harness, apply protective tape, and reinstall the wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters are planned to be mailed December 22, 2025. Owners may contact GM customer assistance number at 1-866-467-9700. GM's number for this recall is N252531990. Vehicles in this recall were previously repaired under 25V390 and will need to have the new remedy completed. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 6, 2025.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N252531990. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V390000Received . 62,468 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Switch/Sensor/FloatPark-outside advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD vehicles. The brake pressure sensor assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch and cause a short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 11, 2025. Owners may contact GM customer assistance number at 1-866-467-9700. GM's number for this recall is N242482680. Vehicles in this recall that were previously repaired under 23V266 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N242482680. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/silverado-5500/2020/. 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, LLC
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500?
- 63,359 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Silverado 5500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Silverado 5500, model years 2019 to 2024. 2 of them name the 2020 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 5500 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.