The 2009 Chevrolet Express 3500 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 303 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 2014, equipped with certain model…
Consequence
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Remedy
Cummings will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2015. Owners may contact Cumming's customer service at 1-800-639-5438…
EQUIPMENT09V4560002009-11-19269 affected
Defect
CUES, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 SERVICE VEHICLES BUILT ON VARIOUS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER AIRV CEILING UNITS, MODEL NOS. 68RV0010BA, 68RV0012CA, AND 68RV0010EA. THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THESE ASSEMBLIES MAY BE DEFECTIVE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE UNIT TO CREATE SMOKE OR SPARKS.
Consequence
THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
CUES IS WORKING WITH CARRIER TO REMEDY THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY CARRIER FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-053. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-877-584-7059 OR CUES AT 1-407-849-0190.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
TIRES
1
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet express 3500. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated to approximately 10 mph. The engine was on; however, the gear shift was in the park position with no driver. The contact mentioned that the front passenger seat was occupied at the…”
“I took the van in to a dealer to find out why the service air bag light is on. After paying $60.00 for a diagnostics check, (which I still don't like) they told me the rollover sensor needs to be replaced at a criminal $700.00 which I will not pay. Sounds like a gm issue to me so I called the hot…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet express 3500. Upon starting the vehicle, the service air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the roll over sensor became inoperable and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not…”
“Vehicle was shaking. Took to [xxx] inc.in syracuse, ny for alignment. Was told vehicle was in alignment. Was told that the steel belts in the tires were bad due to tires bulging on the outside and indented in the center of the tire. Would not recommend tire rotation. All 6 tires are effected. The…”
“Exterior paint peels & flakes off in sheets as of not adhering to the metal. Peels off both while driving & when parked. Flaking of paint is continuous.”
“Chevy express 4500 diesel cutaway. Fuel oil heater (foh) is an auxiliary heater located under the cab of the vehicle and exhausts in the same area. Odor of partially burned fuel and a strong exhaust small would enter the cab of the vehicle during low speed operation in cold weather. Due to the…”
“When refueling this vehicle, the gasoline does not flow with ease through the intake tubes. It backs up, overflowing the filler pipe, spilling out or shutting off the gas nozzle repeatedly. It can take ten minutes to put ten gallons of gasoline in the tank. There are many other owners having the…”
“When refueling this vehicle, the gasoline does not flow with ease through the intake tubes. It backs up, overflowing the filler pipe, spilling out or shutting off the gas nozzle repeatedly. It can take ten minutes to put ten gallons of gasoline in the tank. There are many other owners having the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Chevrolet Express 3500 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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