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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD Safety Rating (2019-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2019-20 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD, a large pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2019-20 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 25 per million registered vehicle years against a large pickups average of 28.5, which is 12% below the class average. That places it #76 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 59.5/100.
What the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab death rate means
At 25 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD beats the large pickups average of 28.5 by 12%. The 95% confidence interval is 14 to 37, so the upper end of the range overlaps the class average and the advantage is not certain.
The other-driver death rate of 56 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab. It is higher than the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for heavier vehicles. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used pickups
The safest large pickups in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD highlighted. It ranks 5 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD at a death rate of 12.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
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| Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD | 2018-20 | 12 (0 to 28) | 73.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 14 (0 to 31) | 71.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Ram 1500 Classic Quad Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 23 (0 to 49) | 63.4 | n/a | n/a |
| GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 24 (9 to 38) | 61.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD (this page) | 2019-20 | 25 (14 to 37) | 59.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Ram 1500 Crew Cab short bed 2WD | 2019-20 | 28 (0 to 63) | 56.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford F-150 SuperCab 4WD | 2019-20 | 29 (3 to 55) | 54.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford F-150 SuperCrew 2WD | 2019-20 | 30 (5 to 55) | 54.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford F-150 SuperCrew 4WD | 2019-20 | 30 (20 to 41) | 54.1 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for large pickups: 28.5 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | No award | 40.5 |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 59.5 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD
A recall is a defect the manufacturer must repair free of charge, however old the car and whoever owns it now. On a used car this matters more than on a new one: the work is only done if a previous owner took it in.
12 recall campaigns on the 2020 model year, covering power train, tires, seat belts, air bags, service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, fuel system, gasoline.
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Power train: automatic transmission, control module, software
Risk: Rear wheel lock up increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and update the transmission control software, free of charge.
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Power train: automatic transmission, control module, software
Risk: Rear wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install new transmission control module software, free of charge. GM will provide a special coverage program to cover the repair of transmissions that are identified by the remedy software as containing a defective control valve.
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Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
Risk: An ABS system that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will provide a new 17" spare tire and wheel assembly that is compatible with the accessory wheels, free of charge. Dealers will also apply a new spare tire information label, and provide owners with an owner's manual insert clarifying which spare tire to use with the accessory road tires and with the 17" original tires.
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Tires
Risk: Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021.
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Seat belts
Risk: If a seat-belt bracket is not secured, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the front-row center seat position, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect left-side and right-side front-row center seat-belt bracket attachments and reassemble it correctly as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 26, 2021.
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Tires
Risk: Overcured tires may experience a carcass break in the sidewall resulting in a sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect vehicles and replace tires that have DOT number and production mold number combinations identified by Continental, free of charge. The recall began December 17, 2020.
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Power train: driveline, driveshaft
Risk: If the driveshaft separates, there may be a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 2020.
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Air bags: side/window, curtain, inflator
Risk: If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020.
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Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components, disc, caliper
Risk: Broken caliper bolts can reduce brake performance or interfere with wheel rotation and increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake caliper bolts, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2020.
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Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery, cables
Risk: An intermittent electrical connection between the B+ battery cable and the alternator could cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash. The intermittent connection could also lead to electrical arcing, which could generate sufficient heat to damage surrounding material, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for the presence of glue or other contamination at the B+ cable attachment to the alternator and clean the connection and reattach the B+ cable connection, as necessary. If arcing has damaged the cable, nut, or alternator, the dealer will replace the damaged components. All services will be performed free of charge. GM issued owners an interim notification on February 4, 2020. GM issued second notice and the recall began March 9, 2019.
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Fuel system, gasoline: delivery, fuel pump
Risk: Over-pressurization can crack the fuel pump and cause leaks, increasing the risk of a fire in the presence of an ignition source.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2019.
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Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will close off the opening in the pretensioner bracket, free of charge. The recall began December 13, 2019.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-04. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for 2020. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD a safe car?
Yes, by the measure that matters most. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 25 per million registered vehicle years for the 2019-20 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD, 12% below the class average (28.5 for large pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 59.5 out of 100 and rank #76 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD driver death rate?
25 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 14 to 37. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab died at a rate of 56 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2019-20 models.
How does the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD compare with other large pickups?
The large pickups class averages 28.5 driver deaths per million; the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD sits at 25. Among the 9 large pickups compared above it ranks 5 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD with a death rate of 12.