2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 365 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 13th highest complaint count among 19 Silverado 1500 model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 16 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 13 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
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 or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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 mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.
Campaign 21V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
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, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 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 Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2009 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 Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C."
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
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 mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.
Campaign 21V053000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: air bags
94 reports, newest first. Show all
Air bags, Mar 1, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. GOT RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED YET
Air bags, Feb 27, 2019
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON WORRIED THEY MAY DEPLOY
Air bags, Jan 15, 2019
CRACK IN DASH FROM AIRBAG TO DEFROST VENT
Air bags, Jan 4, 2019
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE GAUGE CLUSTER IS CRACKING.
Air bags, Aug 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND LOCATED DTC CODE: WAS-B0085-00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,979.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 16, 2018
MY DASH CRACKED STRAIGHT LINE ABOVE AND ATTACHED TO AIRBAG, WASN'T THERE, NEXT DAY IT WAS,NOV 2016 38,000 MI. CALLED DEALERSHIP(S) AND I CALLED GM/CHEV SUPPORT AND THEY SAID SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT...I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND OBVIOUS DEFECT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 27, 2018
TWO CRACKS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD NEAR AIR BAG.
Air bags, Structure, Jun 25, 2018
DASH AND AIRBAG SUPPORT SYSTEM CRACKED IN MULTIPLE AREAS. POSING A SAFETY RISK
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jun 1, 2018
CRACK DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I OWN THIS TRUCK FROM DAY 1 AND ALWAYS HAD TINTED WINDOW AND USE WINDSHIELD SUN SHADE.
Air bags, Mar 7, 2018
DASH BOARD CRACKED UPPER LEFT CORNER OVER AIRBAG
Air bags, Feb 21, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" THE DASH IS CRACKED ON THE WINDSHIELD SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG AND MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. ALSO HAS TWO CRACKS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WIITCH LEAVING IT MORE REASON TO DEPLOY.
Air bags, Structure, Jan 31, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND WIRES WERE NOT EXPOSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Air bags, Oct 28, 2017
TAKATA RECALL.MY PROBLEM IS I GET A WARNING ON THE DASH. SAYS CHECK AIRBAG. IS THAT BAD
Air bags, Oct 23, 2017
DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE NEW AIR BAGS TO REPLACE DUE TO TAKATA HAS NOT COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION.
Air bags, Oct 22, 2017
GOT IN MY TRUCK ONE MORNING AND NOTICED TWO LARGE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. VEHICLE HAD BEEN STATIONARY AND IN THE GARAGE THE NIGHT PRIOR. ONE RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DRIVER SIDE, RUNNING ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE OTHER IS ADJACENT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M AFRAID THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IT COULD SEND PLASTIC SHARDS FLYING, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Oct 21, 2017
UPON WIPING MY DASHBOARD WITH A DRY CLOTH(NEVER USED ANY PRODUCTS TO CLEAN, OR TREAT THE DASHBOARD AREA) AND I DO NOT PARK VECHILE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT .... I NOTICED 4 TO 5 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AREA OF BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE...MOST CONCERNING... THAT 2 OF THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSANGER AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS A CONSUMER OF GM AND A CHEVY SILVERADO WHO PURCHASED A VECHILE THATS PRICED ABOVE $45,000. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THE LOCATION OF THESE CRACKS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES.....
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Oct 14, 2017
2013 CHEVROLET 1500 SILVERADO DASH CRACKED ABOVE PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD CAUSE FLYING SHARP PLASTIC PIECES IF DEPLOYED
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Oct 14, 2017
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WE HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CABIN . THEN SAW TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. ONE AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE OTHER ON DRIVER SIDE AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
Air bags, Sep 5, 2017
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL ARROUND AIRBAG, IF AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IT WOULD SPRAY PLASTIC PARTS ALL OVER VEHICLE, IT IS A PART DEFECT AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS, THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS , THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK SHOWING 1000S OF PICTURES , PLEASE HELP, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD AND THE CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR AT JUST 37,000 MILES,ALSO IF YOU DECIDE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR IT YOURSELF , THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE NEW FACTORY DASH WILL NOT DO IT AGAIN, THIS JUST PROVES THAT THEY KNOW IT IS MADE DEFECTIVE, HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SPRAYED WITH FLYING DEFECTIVE PARTS ARROUND THE AIRBAG
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 30, 2017
I WAS DRIVING & HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS TILL I WAS CLEANING/VACUUMING MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. I WAS CLEANING THE VEHICLE & THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY DIRTY SO I WAS LIGHTLY CLEANING IT WITH A RAG & THE RAG GOT STUCK SO WHEN I CHECKED WHAT IT WAS I NOTICED A VERY BIG CRACK. IT ALSO CRACKED BY THE AIRBAG & I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THAT IS A HAZARD. IT BOTHERS ME TO THINK I'M PAYING OVER $40K FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CHOSE TO DEFEND MY FAMILY & MIGHT MALFUNCTION IF I'M EVER IN AN ACCIDENT.
Air bags, Aug 4, 2017
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AROUND MY PASSENGER AIRBAG, LEAVING SHARP EDGES THAT I FEEL MAY DAMAGE THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 6, 2017
HUGE CRACK ON THE DASH POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. CRACK WAS THERE WHEN I GOT IN THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING.
Air bags, Structure, Other or unspecified, Jun 25, 2017
THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS CRACKED. UNKNOWN WHEN IT CRACKED.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, May 14, 2017
PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG COVER AND THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD TOP PANEL. IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE NOTICED ON THESE MODELS AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS THE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRBAG. OTHER OWNERS HAVE POSTED PHOTOS OF LARGER CRACKS AND HOLES IN THE DASHBOARD IN THIS LOCATION. I DON'T WANT IT TO CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY WERE THERE TO BE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN CRACKED BUT IT WAS FIRST NOTICED BY MY WIFE ON 5/13/2017.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Mar 21, 2017
DASH CRACKED FROM CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG TO CORNER OF DEFROST VENT. CONCERNED IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS DASH FRAGMENTS MAY CAUSE BODILY HARM. NOT SURE IF CRACKED FORMED DURING MOTION OR SITTING STATIONARY.