2020 International Motors Chevy Silverado Medium Duty Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2020 International Motors Chevy Silverado Medium Duty, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes150.0%
- Steering150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact's company owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that a driver was driving the company vehicle, and as he approached a traffic signal, he reported that the brakes had failed and the speed was unknown. The contact stated that the driver managed to turn the vehicle to the right off of the roadway to avoid cross traffic and went down a slight embankment. The front end of the vehicle crashed into the bottom of the embankment. The front axle was sheared from the vehicle, the hood was crushed. The contact stated that the vehicle was towing an enclosed trailer that had tipped over. The contact stated that including the driver there were six total people in the vehicle. The driver's leg had been pinned by a damaged brake and accelerator pedals, and the driver's left leg had been broken. The driver also had cuts and abrasions to his face and arms and had pain in his chest. The air bags in the front and the side air bags had deployed. Passenger 2 had abrasions to his head and face and had injured his mouth. Passenger 2 also had rib pain on the left side, left knee pain, and a fractured left leg. Passenger 3 had sprained a shoulder and arm (unknown arm). Passenger 4 had back pain and no other injuries. Passenger 5 had suffered abrasions and cuts to arms and bruising to arms and legs, and refused to be transported by ambulance to the emergency room, however, he did seek medical attention the following day. The other 5, driver included, were transported by ambulance to the emergency room. A second vehicle which had been in the cross traffic had had its rear bumper sheared off by the contact's vehicle's left driver's side. The contact stated that only two of the three people in the vehicle were taken by ambulance to the emergency room, and injuries were not reported. The police were on the scene and filed a report. The vehicle had been towed away to an impound lot. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact had received NHTSA Campaign Number: TBD Manufacturer Recall Number: N222375270 (Service Brak
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER DRIVING TRUCK 5 MILES PARKED IT FOR 30 MINUTES STARTED IT BACKED UP AND NOTICED NO POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL VIA WARNING LIGHT AND OBVIOUS INTENSE EFFORT TO NOT HIT THE ADJACENT WALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT IDLE SPEED. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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