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At a glance
What can fail
The steel cable connecting your driver's seat belt may bend repeatedly as you enter and exit, causing it to wear out and separate.
What the fix does
This page covers 6 recalls, 1425 owner complaints and NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
5/5 Overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating
Steering is the dominant complaint area for the 2014 Silverado 1500, with hundreds of owners describing issues ranging from looseness and wandering to more abrupt loss of control. Service brakes draw the second-highest complaint volume, with owners commonly reporting premature wear, soft pedal feel, and reduced stopping performance. Powertrain complaints, while lower in volume, center on the 8-speed automatic transmission, where owners frequently describe shuddering, slipping between gears, and clunking during acceleration or deceleration. A recurring structural concern also appears across multiple reports: frame corrosion severe enough that owners discovered the frame had rusted through, sometimes only when seeking unrelated repairs. Transmission shudder and slip seem to affect a broad range of mileages, not just high-mileage examples.
1,425
Total Complaints
61
Crash-Related
18
Fire-Related
30
With Injuries
By System
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 6 recalls, the most serious involving a driveline sensor fault that can trigger unintended braking on one wheel, causing the truck to pull sharply to one side without warning. This recall only affects trucks equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle, and four-wheel drive.
Two separate recalls cover the front airbags and seatbelt pretensioners: in a crash, both the airbags and pretensioners may fail to deploy, leaving the driver and front passenger without full restraint protection. A third seatbelt recall applies specifically to trucks where a previous recall repair was performed using an incorrect replacement cable, which can break and reduce how well the driver's seatbelt holds in a crash.
On the steering side, the electric power steering assist can cut out and then suddenly return during low-speed turns, causing a brief loss of steering control. There is also a brake vacuum pump issue where the pump loses vacuum pressure over time, reducing the power assist to the brakes and requiring more pedal force to stop, which extends stopping distances.
At a glance
What can fail
The steel cable connecting your driver's seat belt may bend repeatedly as you enter and exit, causing it to wear out and separate.
What the fix does
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Driver Assistance
Ratings from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Based on 6 tested variants; worst-case ratings shown.
Complaints are owner-reported and reflect individual experiences, not confirmed defects. They are distinct from recalls. Data sourced from the national vehicle safety complaint database. See trending complaints →
Dealers will replace the driver seat belt lap pretensioner at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
A wheel-speed sensor may fail, causing the brake control computer to incorrectly activate the driveline-protection system while driving 41–60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode.
What the fix does
Dealers will reprogram the brake control computer at no cost to prevent the system from activating incorrectly.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The vacuum pump produces less vacuum over time, which can reduce braking system performance.
What the fix does
Dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module at no cost to restore proper braking function.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The air bag control software may not have received a complete update from a previous recall. Under certain driving conditions, this software may run a diagnostic test that disables frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners during a crash.
What the fix does
Dealers will update the air bag control software. If your vehicle previously deployed air bags, the control module will be replaced instead. Repairs are free.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The electric power steering assist may temporarily stop working, especially when turning at low speeds, making steering harder.
What the fix does
Dealers will update the steering module software at no cost to restore power steering assist function.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Under certain driving conditions, the air bag control module's software may run a self-test that disables the front air bags and seat belt pretensioners, preventing them from deploying in a crash.
What the fix does
Dealers will update the air bag control module software. If your air bags have previously deployed, the module will be replaced. Repairs are free of charge.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.