Chevrolet City Express Recalls — All 3 NHTSA Campaigns

Quick answer

The Chevrolet City Express has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns on record covering 2015–2018. On average a defect was admitted 5.14 years after the car was built, the slowest took 10 years. The most recalled system is Fuel System, Gasoline (1 campaigns). Owners also filed 12 complaints on this model — see what breaks.

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Fuel economy25 mpg best Reliability3.5/5 Common problems14 complaints Check a VINAgainst this exact build DimensionsSize, weight, generations Used prices57 listings What yours is worthValue by year & mileage Window stickerOriginal Monroney label Decode a VINWhat each character means About this car2015–2018

What was recalled on the Chevrolet City Express

Grouped by system. Open any row for the campaigns themselves — what failed, what it risks and how the dealer fixes it, straight from the NHTSA filing.

Fuel System, Gasoline 33% 1 Read

2018 Chevrolet City Express · 25V676000 · admitted after 7 years

What's wrong. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2021 NV200 Van, 2014-2017, 2019 NV200 Taxi, and 2015-2018 Chevrolet City Express vehicles. The Fuel Tank Temperature (FTT) sensor harness may have been incorrectly routed, damaging wires and causing a short circuit in the fuel pump fuse

Risk. A blown fuel pump fuse can cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash

Fix. Dealers will inspect and reroute the FTT sensor harness or replace the fuel pump assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is PMA56. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in…

2017 Chevrolet City Express · 25V676000 · admitted after 8 years

Risk. A blown fuel pump fuse can cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash

2016 Chevrolet City Express · 25V676000 · admitted after 9 years

Risk. A blown fuel pump fuse can cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash

Electrical System 33% 1 Read

2017 Chevrolet City Express · 18V551000 · admitted after 1 year

What's wrong. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine

Risk. If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash

Fix. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669

Air Bags 33% 1 Read

2016 Chevrolet City Express · 16V244000 · admitted after 0 years

What's wrong. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash

Risk. If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury

Fix. Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti…

2015 Chevrolet City Express · 16V244000 · admitted after 1 year

Risk. If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury

How long a defect stays unadmitted

Campaign numbers encode the year of the announcement, so each recall on this model can be dated against the car it applies to.

FIG.03·Chevrolet City Express — how fast defects were admitted
Measure	Value
Average gap before admission	5.14 years
Slowest campaign	10 years
Admitted 5+ years later	57.1%
Campaigns on record	3

ROWS 4·SOURCE ForCar, computed from NHTSA campaign numbers

Which City Express years were recalled most

Campaigns per model year. A year with more campaigns is not automatically worse — it may simply have sold in far greater numbers.

FIG.04·Chevrolet City Express recalls by model year
Model year	Campaigns	Most recalled system
2018	1	Fuel System, Gasoline
2017	2	Electrical System
2016	2	Air Bags
2015	2	Air Bags

ROWS 4·SOURCE NHTSA recall campaigns

Check your own car

A campaign applies to a range of production, not to every car of the model. The only way to know whether yours is affected — and whether the repair was already done — is by VIN.

FIG.05·How to check a recall by VIN
Step	What you get
Enter the VIN above	Open campaigns for that exact vehicle, straight from NHTSA
Check the repair status	Whether the free fix has already been carried out on this car
Book at any franchised dealer	Recall work is free regardless of age, mileage or owner

ROWS 3·SOURCE ForCar

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Frequently asked questions

How many recalls does the Chevrolet City Express have?

3 NHTSA campaigns on record, covering 2015–2018. Not every campaign applies to every car — coverage is by production range, so check your VIN.

Is recall work free?

Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer regardless of the car's age, mileage or how many owners it has had. That is a federal requirement, not a courtesy.

How do I know if my City Express still has an open recall?

Enter its VIN above. We show campaigns that apply to that exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been recorded as done.

Why did a defect take years to be recalled?

On this model the average gap between the car being built and the defect being admitted is 5.14 years, and the slowest campaign came 10 years later. Defects usually surface as they accumulate in the field: complaints pile up, an investigation opens, and only then is a campaign issued.

Recall campaigns from NHTSA, published as filed. Years elapsed before admission computed by ForCar from the campaign number, which encodes the year it was announced. Last updated Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.