2016 Chevrolet 3500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Chevrolet 3500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STEERING
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
SUSPENSION
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
WHEELS
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet low cab forward truck. The contact stated that an employee had started the vehicle while parked and placed the vehicle in drive (d), the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into 2 vehicles parked in front of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2024-09-16

“At 54,000 miles, noticed 2-3 inches in play in the steering wile driving the vehicle. Now that the steering has loosened, it is a continual issue. I have not had it diagnosed yet. However, in reading other complaints on this site, this seems to be a design error. As this is dangerous. The nhtsa…”

STEERING · reported 2020-08-01

“2016 silverado duramax. Consumer writes in regards to cp4 failure. *ld *js”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2020-02-11

“Bought a new 2016 chev 3500 duly diesel truck. At about 14k miles we found brake fluid and had to have the truck towed to shop. They fixed for free. About 7k miles after the breaks totally went out while driving. At 26k found fluid again but in the back. Shop blamed break pads said no known…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2019-01-27

“I reported to my dealer charper chevrolet nov. 2018,I had roughly 23k miles,that my 2016 chevy 3500 had developed a wobble, shake whatever you could call it. They investigated and told me my tires possibly had broken belts the tires had plenty of tread left. I was told if I could deal with the…”

STEERING · reported 2018-10-15

“I reported to my dealer charper chevrolet nov. 2018,I had roughly 23k miles,that my 2016 chevy 3500 had developed a wobble, shake whatever you could call it. They investigated and told me my tires possibly had broken belts the tires had plenty of tread left. I was told if I could deal with the…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2018-10-15

“I reported to my dealer charper chevrolet nov. 2018,I had roughly 23k miles,that my 2016 chevy 3500 had developed a wobble, shake whatever you could call it. They investigated and told me my tires possibly had broken belts the tires had plenty of tread left. I was told if I could deal with the…”

WHEELS · reported 2018-10-15
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Chevrolet 3500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.