1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet c3500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers worked intermittently or not at all on low speeds. As of december 11, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The dealer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 03v159000…”
“Failure of abs system in 1997 chevrolet pickup ck3500.*jb”
“Complaint is for a tire ply failure on a firestone firehawk rmt tire size lt235/85-r16”
“While driving and upon making a stop the brake pedal went completely to the floor. Vehicle then surged forward. It felt as if something disengaged, and the pedal went to the floor. Consumer had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. Consumer found that a clip broke which left the brake…”
“Driving on interstate while raining. Windshield wiper failure, could not see, had to stop and wait for rain to stop. Took vehicle to dealer to fix.”
“I lost my power steering and brakes on my 3500 chevy. 1997 pick up truck, there is only 56.000 miles on this truck. I had the truck towed in and had the power steering pump replaced at my cost, I called the chey. Factory and the girl said they haven't had a problem with the pumps. All I know is…”
“I lost my power steering and brakes on my 3500 chevy. 1997 pick up truck, there is only 56.000 miles on this truck. I had the truck towed in and had the power steering pump replaced at my cost, I called the chey. Factory and the girl said they haven't had a problem with the pumps. All I know is…”
“We have a 1997 chev one ton truck with 6 tires. We checked our tires yesterday and found them to have cracks in several of the side walls and one even seemed to be starting a bubble. These tires have been maintained by air pressure checked and rotated. There is about 27,000 miles on these tires…”
Defect investigations
REAR AXLE SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE
THE SINGLE CONSUMER COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY NHTSA REPORTED AN INCIDENT IN WHICH APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE BRAKES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE PRECIPITATED AN UNFOREWARNED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AS THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE.INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THE LEFT REAR…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.