Clean Feeds
Home › Recalls › Chevrolet › Colorado › 2026

2026 Chevrolet Colorado recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There is 1 US recall for the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado, and 1 in Canada. Owners filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, most often about electrical system. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 4 stars.

1US recalls
0urgent recalls
18owner complaints
4★overall crash rating

Is your car affected?

Check by VIN to confirm the exact model and see every recall for it.

Recalls are issued for a make, model and model year. Whether the repair has already been done on one specific car is known only to its manufacturer and dealers. Check your vehicle's official status at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a dealer.

US recalls (1)

Equipment: other, owners/service/other manual

2026-02-26 · campaign 26V114000 · 5,861 vehicles

General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500, Silverado EV, Suburban 1500, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV, Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500, Sierra EV, Terrain, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Protection.”

Risk and remedy

Risk: Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 26, 2026.

Canadian recalls (1)

Show 1 Canadian recall

Airbag

2026-08-27 · campaign 2026-414

Issue: On certain vehicles, the airbag status indicator for the passenger airbag may not meet certain requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: This small error does not affect safety. Corrective Actions: This is not a recall. General Motors has made changes to ensure that all new vehicles meet Canadian regulations.

Owner complaints (18)

Owners filed 18 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado. Among 23 model years of this model, it ranks #21 for the most complaints (median 88).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Electrical system4
Steering4
Engine3
Forward collision avoidance2
Power train2
Service brakes2
Latches/locks/linkages1
Exterior lighting1

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2026 Chevrolet Colorado.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2026 CHEVROLET COLORADO PU/CC N/A RWD4★4★5★3★
2026 CHEVROLET COLORADO PU/CC N/A 4WD4★4★5★3★
2026 CHEVROLET COLORADO - ZR2 BISON PU/CC N/A 4WD–4★5★–

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2026 Chevrolet Colorado version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Colorado 2WD 2.7 L Automatic 8-spd192421$3,200
Colorado 4WD 2.7 L Automatic 8-spd172219$3,550
Colorado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 2.7 L Automatic 8-spd172018$3,700
Colorado ZR2 4WD 2.7 L Automatic 8-spd171717$3,950
Colorado ZR2 Bison 4WD 2.7 L Automatic 8-spd161616$4,200
Need this data in your app?
Recalls, complaints, crash ratings and fuel economy as a JSON API. Decode up to 50 VINs per call and get a daily feed of new recalls.
Explore the API →

Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.