2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hd Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hd. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
27
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
2fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
1fires
STEERING
6
1crashes1injuries
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
POWER TRAIN
4
ENGINE
3
STEERING:COLUMN
3
Total complaints124

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“1) brake line rusted and had to be replaced. 2) a new battery was installed only to be totally dead within 1 week 3) alternator replaced as that was thought to be the problem 4) finally found the problem and it is the abs system as the modulator / pump for this system would continually run even…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2020-07-23

“1) brake line rusted and had to be replaced. 2) a new battery was installed only to be totally dead within 1 week 3) alternator replaced as that was thought to be the problem 4) finally found the problem and it is the abs system as the modulator / pump for this system would continually run even…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2020-07-23

“The instrument panel cluster will stop working. No gauges, speedometer, or tachometer. Usually occurs after vehicle has been driven, turned off and restarted. Know of several people having/had the same issue with this year model. Sometimes the cluster will become active again while driving, but…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2020-07-11

“Bright lite indicator lite comes on dash with no key in ignition, kills battery over nite. Gas gauge in dash doesn't always work, truck has to get moving, sometimes right away and sometimes a little longer. Had to replace my throttle body control a couple months prior”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2019-07-15

“Bright lite indicator lite comes on dash with no key in ignition, kills battery over nite. Gas gauge in dash doesn't always work, truck has to get moving, sometimes right away and sometimes a little longer. Had to replace my throttle body control a couple months prior”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2019-07-15

“Bright lite indicator lite comes on dash with no key in ignition, kills battery over nite. Gas gauge in dash doesn't always work, truck has to get moving, sometimes right away and sometimes a little longer. Had to replace my throttle body control a couple months prior”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2019-07-15

“My whole dashboard stops working the gauges lights everything just stopped working. I was traveling down interstate and everything stopped working but after a few seconds it all came back on for about 30 seconds and it all shut off again and never came back on I made it home and turned the truck…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-08-14

“My whole dashboard stops working the gauges lights everything just stopped working. I was traveling down interstate and everything stopped working but after a few seconds it all came back on for about 30 seconds and it all shut off again and never came back on I made it home and turned the truck…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2018-08-14
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hd as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.