2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 431 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
99
8crashes1fires3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
57
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
54
3crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
46
5fires
ENGINE
14
STEERING
13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
10
1crashes
WHEELS
9
1crashes1injuries1deaths
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
2fires
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
8
1fires
Total complaints431

What owners report

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

“The contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 mph, the vehicle experienced reduced power and went into limp mode. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle after several minutes, as per the…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-05-29

“Hydraboost piston blew out, lost brakes and steering. Almost wrecked vehicle.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2023-12-18

“Hydraboost piston blew out, lost brakes and steering. Almost wrecked vehicle.”

STEERING · reported 2023-12-18

“The transfer case wore a pine hole in the case from the oil pump spring lock not securing movement causing me to loose all oil from transfer case. This left me stranded when I could not shift into 4 wheel drive the could not get it to re- engage 2wheel drive. This could have possibly caused…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2021-11-07

“Cant remember what happened I black out and woke up with cops around me. The front end of the truck is wrecked. Airbags did not deploy.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2020-09-03

“Cant remember what happened I black out and woke up with cops around me. The front end of the truck is wrecked. Airbags did not deploy.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2020-09-03

“Cant remember what happened I black out and woke up with cops around me. The front end of the truck is wrecked. Airbags did not deploy.”

WHEELS · reported 2020-09-03

“Hydro boost has failed. It was discovered by gardnerville auto in gardnerville, nevada . On wednesday 1/15/2020. I contacted general motors and they said there no recalls on this vehicle. They showed old recalls on lighting and power steering but nothing on the hydro boost. The garage shows three…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-01-15
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 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.