2020 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel
Standard Pickup truck · diesel
Fuel cost
—3
How much to run it27 mpg
How it performs277 hp
How safe12 recalls
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming SILVERADO 1500 (2020) · as of 2026-09-10
12 campaigns, what and when
- 2019-11-14Seat belts · pretensioner — A vehicle fire could result if materials ignite inside the vehicle. 19V814000
- 2019-11-21Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump — Over-pressurization can crack the fuel pump and cause leaks, increasing the risk of a fire in the presence of an ignition source. 19V837000
- 2019-12-12Electrical system · 12v/24v/48v battery · cables — 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 t 19V888000
- 2020-02-27Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · disc · caliper — Broken caliper bolts can reduce brake performance or interfere with wheel rotation and increase the risk of a crash. 20V116000
- 2020-07-30Air bags · side/window · curtain · inflator — If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 20V446000
- 2020-10-22Power train · driveline · driveshaft — If the driveshaft separates, there may be a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of crash. 20V650000
- 2020-11-05Tires — 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. 20V684000
- 2020-12-17Seat belts · critical fasteners — 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. 20V792000
- 2021-02-25Tires — 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. 21V115000
- 2021-12-16Tires · temporary/emergency spare tire — An ABS system that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash. 21V985000
- 2024-10-24Power train · automatic transmission · fluid/lubricant · valves/valve body — Rear wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash. 24V797000
- 2026-02-12Power train · automatic transmission · fluid/lubricant · valves/valve body — Rear wheel lock up increases the risk of a crash. 26V083000
What owners complain about
Power train37Engine32Electrical system21Unspecified10Service brakes7
How big5,067 lb
Kerb weight
a trim average across the compliance configuration (NHTSA CAFE); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Body
Pickup
as the register states it
Notes and sources
- Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Silverado 2WD (23 city, 33 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
- CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 383 g/mi, or 238 g/km.↩
- Fuel cost: not estimated. This site has no diesel price source yet, so no cost is computed for a diesel car.↩
- Power: 277 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA rated vehicles under this nameplate, but the ratings differ between the configurations it tested and none of them is this car's, so no rating is stated.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this variant (SILVERADO 1500), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- Complaints: NHTSA holds 86 for the 2020 Silverado, 3 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: complaints no VIN places, or production no fuel code places, make the rate uncertain by more than 5%.↩
- Kerb weight: a trim average across the compliance configuration (NHTSA CAFE), 5,067 lb (2,298 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
- EPA test weight: 5,250 lb (2,381 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 457 Silverados of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
- This car is measured on the diesel scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
- Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩
Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →