Total Complaints
1 filings
CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD 4500 · model year
1 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2024CHEVROLETLOW CAB FORWARD 4500 carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2024 LOW CAB FORWARD 4500 is structure:body with 1 filings. Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 2024 LOW CAB FORWARD 4500, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
1 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 4500. The contact stated while the driver was driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the driver heard an abnormally loud sound coming from the mid-section of the vehicle. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. The driver noticed that the bracket holding sliding ramp had detached and was resting on the driveshaft. The driver removed the bracket and the ramp assembly and was able to continue driving. The vehicle was driven to the office. The contact stated that other box trucks of the same year, make, and model owned by the company, had experienced the same failure. The dealer was contacted and referred the contact to the Box truck body manufacturer, Morgan Truck Body, who filed a case but denied assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 3,922.
Mileage: 3,922
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.