Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published November 25, 2025
Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (2026) Recall: Missing Owner's Manual Risk
General Motors recalls 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 vehicles without owner's manuals, risking injury during crashes. Owners must get manuals from dealers by December 30, 2025.
“Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (2026) Recall: Missing Owner's Manual Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82166-chevrolet-silverado-3500-2026-recall-missing-owner-s-manual-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V815000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V815000).
General Motors LLC recalled certain 2026 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles because they may lack an owner's manual, increasing crash injury risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall on November 25, 2025.
How to tell if you have it
Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2026
Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 2026
Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 2026
What to do
Dealers will provide the owner’s manual free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
The hazard
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225 regarding child restraint anchorage systems.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show General Motors LLC has 414 other recalls on record since 2011-02-11. Other recent recalls of similar products include a Chevrolet Silverado 2020 power train recall (2026-10-13), a Cadillac Lyriq 2024 rearview camera malfunction risk (2026-10-13), and a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2017) air bag recall (2026-09-24). Manufacturers have sent NHTSA 210 technical service bulletins covering the 2026 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 with a latest date of 2026-10-05. Other recent recalls of similar products include a 2026 Ram 2500 recall (2026-04-16), a Ford F-350 SD (2026) power train recall (2025-12-12), and a Ford 2026 F-350 SD power train recall (2026-03-03).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 has an owner's manual. The recall covers vehicles that were produced without an owner's manual, as noted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 225.
Brand
Chevrolet
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Get Owner's Manual
Dealers will provide a free owner's manual for affected vehicles.
Contact Chevrolet
Call Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 to confirm your vehicle is affected.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will provide the owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252532020. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 25, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 35 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Chevrolet
We’ve drafted a message you can send Chevrolet to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V815000 — Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (2026) Recall: Missing Owner's Manual Risk
Hello,
I own a Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (2026) Recall: Missing Owner's Manual Risk that is covered by recall 25V815000 from Chevrolet.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will provide the owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 30, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252532020. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 25, 2025.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 10, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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