IllustrationFRONT SEATBELT ON 1995 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE BUT DEALER CANNOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE PART IS DISCONTINUED. JUNKYARDS AND DISMANTLERS DO NOT HAVE IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS "TOO OLD." *TR
1995 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Silverado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 76.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 263 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 148 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
4 reportsCONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH IS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED THREE TIMES THE SEAL AND STILL REOCURRING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS THE FRONT AND REAR SEALS ARE LEAKING. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SID…
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CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH IS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED THREE TIMES THE SEAL AND STILL REOCURRING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS THE FRONT AND REAR SEALS ARE LEAKING. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS USED LESS OFTEN THAN THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AND FEELS THIS IS A FAULT WITH THE BELT ASSEMBLY. *JG
WHEN DRIVING A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, SEAT AND BELT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND OUT OF WORK. PROVIDE FURTHER I…
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WHEN DRIVING A FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, SEAT AND BELT DID NOT HOLD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CRACKED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND OUT OF WORK. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BOTH SEATS HAVE A SHARP BRACKET ON THE LOWER BUCKET SEAT FRAME WHICH HAS CUT THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC OF THE SEAT.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.