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2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,476,808 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 21V053000 2021-02-05 692,526 affected
Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California,…

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were…

AIR BAGS 21V054000 2021-02-05 1,778,128 affected
Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI…

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were…

EQUIPMENT 18V267000 2018-04-26 6,154 affected
Defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire…

Consequence

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. GM's number for this…

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
1fires1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ENGINE
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
POWER TRAIN
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
AIR BAGS
2
1fires1injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
Total complaints71

What owners report

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

“Oil cooler line failed . Oil gushing out of engine. Both line bad. Having repaired at local shop. If engine malfunctioned in traffic -definitely could have been a safety issue ! Never noticed small leak- line just let go- was a major leak- drained the oil pan. Hope it didn' t damage engine.”

ENGINE · reported 2024-04-14

“Rear frame rust/rotted out, primarily shock crossmembers, and spare tire rack.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2023-09-20

“Tcm went out while driving with loaded trailer locked trans in low gear”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2023-08-19

“Tcm failed driving 60 down the highway, check engine light came on, stabiliatrack service light came on traction control tuned off all at the same time. Lost all communication to the transmission putting truck in limp mode going down the highway. Mechanic shop hooked up the scanner to the truck…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-06-27

“The transmission control module shut down in the process of me driving. I could not even move my truck out of the highway. Had to have it towed. General motors isn’t even producing this part even though thousands of people are having this same problem with trucks made from 2009 through 2015.…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2023-04-03

“Transmission control module failure while driving, loss of communication. Sent into limp mode, lost speed and power while towing. Lost stability control and traction control. Faults are u0101 and p0880. Dangerous while going down the road. Research online shows part is backordered with no eta.…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2023-04-01

“Tcm for allision transmission,went out .2013 chevy 2500-65000 miles,lights in dash came on truck would not pull 1/2 mile later.down the road.truck is setting waiting for gm to get a tcm,none are availble.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-03-30

“Tcm for allision transmission,went out .2013 chevy 2500-65000 miles,lights in dash came on truck would not pull 1/2 mile later.down the road.truck is setting waiting for gm to get a tcm,none are availble.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2023-03-30

Defect investigations

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

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 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.