1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado. Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Chevrolet dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Colorado. Check your Colorado by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado, reporting 6 crashes, 1 fires, 4 injuries, 2 deaths. Chevrolet has issued at least 747 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Backup camera has failed at 38,000 miles. Backed into a tree damaging the rear bumper.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11669679
“I was involved in accident where a driver ran a red light traveling approximately 60-70MPH and collided with the front of my 2021 Chevy Colorado ZR2 (22700 Miles). The hood was torn off, the entire front end of the truck was crushed with significant damage to the engine.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11616836
“Very heavy rain, hit standing water on roadway lost control in to the ditch. Truck totaled, air bags did not deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11570681
“The truck has only 40K miles on it. I was checking under the hood when without notice the heed dropped hitting me in the head and pinning my hand under the hood thus trapping me there. A rescuer released the hood release lever so I could escape.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11554567
“I was sitting at a traffic light stopped when all of a sudden the truck tried to accelerate, I stood on the brakes to get it to stop then all of a sudden it was like i was giving it gas again and I hit the car in front of me again but harder the second time.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11549877
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Chevrolet Colorado is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Chevrolet dealer.