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2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

Heavy-duty pickup
0 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

97 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1

Complaints1 crash reported 29

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is a pickup truck; vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR are not certified for fuel economy by the EPA, so this page is built from NHTSA's recall, complaint and investigation records. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 29 complaints, most often about the power train.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

No EPA fuel-economy record: the EPA does not certify vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR. Recall, complaint and investigation data below come from NHTSA.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Pickup
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	8
Displacement	6.6 L
Engine configuration	V-Shaped

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Transmission

Drivetrain

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: Custom, LT, LTZ, Work Truck). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	235.4–266.1 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	81.9 in
Height	79.9 in
Wheelbase	141.7–172.0 in
Track, front	67.3 in
Track, rear	68.1 in
Curb weight	5,924–6,731 lb

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 10 configurations: Crew Cab L/Box 2WD, Crew Cab L/Box 4X4, Crew Cab M/Box 2WD, Crew Cab M/Box 4X4, Double Cab L/Box 2WD, Double Cab L/Box 4X4 …. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

New-vehicle warranty

Source: manufacturer press kits, make-level

Basic 3 yr / 36,000 mi Powertrain 5 yr / 60,000 mi Roadside 5 yr

As stated in Chevrolet's press kits for the 2025–2027 model years (4 kits); this model year's own kit states no warranty terms, so the make's are shown. Confirm the term for this car with the dealer.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Tires

N262561970

8 vehicles 0% reported repaired built Sep 14, 2024 – Sep 14, 2024

Problem General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and GMC Sierra 2500 vehicles equipped with the enhanced towing option and 20-inch accessory tire/wheel package. The tire information label may state the incorrect rear tire pressure, resulting in underinflated tires and preventing the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) from displaying a low tire pressure warning. Risk Driving with underinflated tires can increase the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect, update the engine control module (ECM) software, apply a tire label overlay, inflate tires to the correct pressure, and perform a tire pressure monitor system (TPMS) re-learn process as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 17, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N262561970. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) involved in this re

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF Dealer notice PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V530000 reported Aug 13, 2026 General Motors, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Silverado 2500HD

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Chevrolet publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Chevrolet’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

29complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

1.8 per 10,000 built · Chevrolet reported 156,861 Silverado 2500HD built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 13 · 2026: 16

Most-cited components

Power Train 10

Electrical System 8

Unspecified 8

Engine 7

Structure 3

Fuel/Propulsion System 2

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Multiple system failure. Truck presented with oil or ATF leaking from the transmission bell housing and transmission inspection port cover. First detected by me at 30k mile oil change. Prior to this, my wife and I both complained that the truck was very slow to get into gear from a stop, especially while towing.

Power Train Sep 25, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11766852

Engine failure shut off on idle. Engine bay shakes. It unsafe to drive no indication of engine failure

Engine Aug 31, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11761031

Safety Issue. The raised cruise control speed set button on the steering wheel is prone to being touched when rotating the steering wheel while making sharp turns when driving through parking lots at low speed.

Vehicle Speed Control Aug 7, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11755555

Radio does not emit sound also canceling all warning noises for fuel level, turn signals, seat belts, open door in motion. This problem is not only a saftey hazard for drivers its a major annoyance. Honestly find it quite distracting. Have reached out to gm multiple times and the issue hasn't been corrected.

Electrical System Jul 22, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11752218

I was driving the truck on my way to work in , last March 12, 2026, at around 6:50 am. It was raining when I entered the exit ramp to work going west; the truck died, and the steering wheel locked. I tried to start it, but it wouldn't.

Steering Mar 19, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11725674

Engine started pouring fuel out in large quantities coating the entire chassis. I was lucky, I had planned to go fishing early but had boat issue. Had I gone early in the dark it would have been catastrophic. Large amounts of gas. Pouring out.

Fuel/Propulsion System Feb 9, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11716637

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Chevrolet itself: 5 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 5 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 3.2 per 100,000 built. Every Silverado 2500HD model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
PU/CC 4WD	not rated	★★★★★	★★★★★	not rated	—
PU/CC RWD	not rated	★★★★★	★★★★★	not rated	—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 1 filing by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

Term not in NHTSA’s summary · GM warranty extension 22-NA-244This warranty administration service bulletin provides information about GM Accessories - Dealer-Installed, Repaired or Replaced During Warranty Coverage Period.

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every GM warranty extension (33) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 416

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-10-17

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 396 service bulletins, 15 service campaigns, 4 over-the-air updates

Most often about: Unknown Or Other, Engine, Electrical System, Power Train, Structure.

PIC6602Y Service bulletin
2026-10-17 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates to dealers steps to follow to obtain an IOK radio.
PIT6110L Service bulletin
2026-10-07 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the SES MIL and DTC P062B and engineering is currently investigating.
PIT6457C Service bulletin
2026-09-28 · Unknown Or Other
This preliminary information is for technicians that may see DTCs that are history and should not perform any part replacements. They should follow the notes mentioned prior to anything being replaced.
PIC6540K Service bulletin
2026-09-28 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates to dealers a procedure to reset the radio.
PIT5698F Service bulletin
2026-09-26 · Unknown Or Other
This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
PIT6549 Service bulletin
2026-09-21 · Unknown Or Other
This preliminary information communicates an issue with a service column lock message and DTC U3000. Engineering is working on the issue and in the meantime dealerships are to reset/clear the DTC and perform four sleep cycles to verify the DTC does not return.
PIT6545A Service bulletin
2026-09-15 · Unknown Or Other
This PI is created to inform GM dealers that some vehicles may intermittently fail to connect wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto after Bluetooth pairing during the first key cycle. The condition is caused by a software anomaly.
PIC6629F Service bulletin
2026-09-10 · Unknown Or Other
This PI is to instruct dealer on diagnostic procedures that need to be completed prior to replacing a radio or IPC display

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P062B P062B on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	8 bulletins
P060C P060C on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	6 bulletins
C1114 C1114 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	3 bulletins
P0F37	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	3 bulletins
P2463 P2463 on Chevrolet →	Soot has built up in the diesel particulate filter beyond the allowed limit.	Fuel/Propulsion System · Fuel pump →	3 bulletins
P24D6	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	3 bulletins
P2714 P2714 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	3 bulletins
U3000 U3000 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	3 bulletins
P0442 P0442 on Chevrolet →	A small leak in the evaporative emissions system.	Engine · Gas cap →	2 bulletins
P0446 P0446 on Chevrolet →	A fault in the evaporative vent control circuit.	Engine · EVAP vent valve →	2 bulletins
P0449 P0449 on Chevrolet →	A fault in the evaporative vent valve or solenoid circuit.	Engine · EVAP vent valve →	2 bulletins
P0455 P0455 on Chevrolet →	A large leak in the evaporative emissions system — often a fuel cap left off.	Engine · Gas cap →	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 0.62%

failed the safety inspection

1,784 initial inspections of 1,759 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 Silverado 2500HD	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.62%	0.36%	1,784
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.34%	0.16%	1,784
Miles driven a year	10,147	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	14,862	12,194	odometer at inspection

New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2025 Silverado 2500HD with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD · Pickup truck · grade A	Toss-up
2025 GMC Sierra 3500HD · Pickup truck · grade A	Sierra 3500HD +6.6
2025 Ram 2500 · Pickup truck · grade D	Silverado 2500HD +41.1
2025 Ram 3500 · Pickup truck · grade C	Silverado 2500HD +27.7
2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty · Pickup truck · grade F	Silverado 2500HD +30.3

Silverado 2500HD by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 A 2 12 2025 this page A 1 29 2024 C 4 143 2023 A 1 47 2022 D 3 97 Park outside 2021 F 6 88 Park outside 2020 F 10 108 2019 F 7 74 2018 F 5 53 2017 F 5 54 2016 F 6 123

Common questions about the 2025 Silverado 2500HD

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD. The most serious on file is 26V530000, covering Tires. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (97/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What are the dimensions of the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD?

Transport Canada measured it at 235.4–266.1 in long, 81.9 in wide (body, without mirrors), 79.9 in tall, on a 141.7–172.0 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 5,924–6,731 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD?

Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, most often about power train, electrical system, unspecified. Of those, 1 involved a crash. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD?

The manufacturer has filed 416 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, most often covering unknown or other, engine, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-10-17. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD failed the safety inspection on 0.62% of first inspections — higher than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Is the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD better than the 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD?

Too close to call: GMC Sierra 2500HD 97.8 vs Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 96.9 with these weights. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD against the 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	none	EPA certification records	The EPA does not certify vehicles rated over 8,500 lb GVWR, so heavy-duty nameplates have no entry at all.
Emission certificates	none	EPA emission certificates	The EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page.
Recalls	1	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	29	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	2 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	416	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	8 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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