2015 Chevrolet City Express: problems, recalls and reliability
2 recalls and 10 owner complaints on record; most reports concern air bags.
Data updated weekly · latest recall Oct 2025
All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.
Common problems
Computed from 10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.
“The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet City Express. The contact's spouse stated that while starting the vehicle, the message "Passenger Air Bag Off" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,920.”Owner report · Air Bags · Oct 2025
“The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet City Express. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front driver's and passenger's side air bag warning lights remained illuminated. The contact stated that initially the front passenger's side warning light was illuminated and one month later the front driver's side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 33,000.”Owner report · Air Bags · Dec 2024
“Fuel pump relay failed at 19,900 miles. Engine would not run. Luckily I was not driving on highway at the time or there could have been a serious problem with engine stopping while I was at highway speed. .I have confirmed the part that failed was the ac/delco fuel pump relay p/n 13502750 I have the defective part. I have read of other owners having similar problems and advised them to file complaint with NHTSA”Owner report · Fuel/Propulsion System · Aug 2020
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“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet city express. The contact stated while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle vibrated and the service stability trac (ABS) light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to (chapman chevrolet located at 6925 essington ave, philadelphia, pa 19153) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed to have the brake lines flushed and the power brake booster and steering sensor connector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of this issue. The failure mileage was 16,791. The VIN was invalid.”Owner report · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · Jan 2019
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2015 chevrolet city express. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.”Owner report · Air Bags · Jul 2016
When filing, owners marked a crash in 1 of these complaints and injuries in 2 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.
Recalls - 2 campaigns
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.
Remedy: 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 this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov October 10, 2025.
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.
Remedy: 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 Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Specifications
Factory options offered for the 2015 model year, decoded from the NHTSA vPIC database. Individual vehicles have one of each.
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Is the 2015 Chevrolet City Express reliable?
NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 2 recall campaigns on record for the 2015 Chevrolet City Express. The most complained-about area is air bags.
Does the 2015 Chevrolet City Express have open recalls?
2 recall campaigns have been issued, the latest concerning fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump:control/drive module. Check your specific vehicle by VIN - recall repairs are free at franchised dealers.
Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.