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2017 Chevrolet 5500HD/5500XD Medium Duty

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 2017 5500HD/5500XD Medium Duty.

The 2017 Chevrolet 5500HD/5500XD is a medium-duty truck built on a dedicated chassis, offered with a choice of gasoline or diesel powertrains to handle commercial workloads. In the model’s complaint history covering 2017 through 2023, the 2017 model year falls outside the single year—2019—that recorded both the highest and lowest number of complaints at six, meaning this first year of the generation sits in a relatively stable portion of the reliability record without any standout issue years.

Service quick specs OEM factory data

Capacities, torques and tune-up values from the factory service manual.

The firing order is 1-3-4-2.

Ignition

Cylinder Firing Order1-3-4-2
Cylinder Firing Order1-3-4-2

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

1
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
291
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
0
Owner complaints
0 involved a crash · 0 a fire
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

No owner complaints on record with NHTSA for this vehicle.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

Showing 1 of 1 campaigns on record for this vehicle.

21V194000Suspension:Rear:Springs:Leaf Spring Assembly:U-Bolt, Leaf Spring To AxleReported 19/03/2021

Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Isuzu NPR, Reach, 2016-2020 Isuzu NPR XD, NPR HD, NQR, 2016-2021 Isuzu NRR, 2017-2020 Chevrolet 4500XD, 4500HD, 5500HD, and 2020 Chevrolet… Remedy: Isuzu will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if needed, replace and tighten the rear axle U-bolt nuts, free of charge. The recall began on April 23, 2021. Owners may…

Technical service bulletins NHTSA · verified

Showing 5 of 291 bulletins on record with NHTSA.

BulletinDateComponentSummary
PIT3271Q2026-04-01Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel…
PIP61042026-03-09Unknown Or OtherThis Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and…
PIP4902V2026-03-09Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into…
PIP4902U2026-01-08Unknown Or OtherThis preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into…
PIT5214G2025-11-20Unknown Or OtherThis Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about…

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

VIN tools

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Recalls
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Reference guides

Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.

Frequently asked

Does the 2017 5500HD/5500XD Medium Duty have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.