NHTSA vehicle safety data

2006 Chevrolet C6500 Recalls & Complaints

The 2006 Chevrolet C6500 has no NHTSA recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Chevrolet dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Chevrolet C6500. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2006 Chevrolet C6500 owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chevrolet C6500, describing incidents dated May 2, 2006 to November 13, 2014.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 1 complaint
Exterior Lighting 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10655058 · Filed November 14, 2014
STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SUNDOWN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME ON, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH HANDLE AND THEY STILL WOULD COME ON. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS ABLE TO COME ON. *TR
ODI #10488837 · Filed December 14, 2012
TRUCK SHUTS DOWN IN TRANSIT. CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED. *TR

Read all 2 complaints

NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for the 2006 Chevrolet C6500 as of November 3, 2026. New recalls can be issued at any time, so check the specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before buying.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2006 Chevrolet C6500. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 Chevrolet C6500.

Exterior Lighting

ODI #10655058

Incident: November 13, 2014 · Filed: November 14, 2014

STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SUNDOWN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME ON, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH HANDLE AND THEY STILL WOULD COME ON. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS ABLE TO COME ON. *TR

Electrical System

ODI #10488837

Incident: May 2, 2006 · Filed: December 14, 2012

TRUCK SHUTS DOWN IN TRANSIT. CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED. *TR

Other Chevrolet C6500 model years

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