20V011000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
4 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints36
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
15V324000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
14V407000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the fusible link melts it may come into contact with adjacent components, damage the electrical center cover, the nearby wiring harness conduit and other vehicle components, increasing the risk of a fire.
10V240000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
What owners report most
- 13AIR BAGS
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2ENGINE
- 2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 1STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.