2012–2025 · 3 generations
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide
Every maintenance specification for the 2012–2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.
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Quick facts: 2019–2025 Silverado 1500
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 maintenance guides
Oil & filter
Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval
Battery
BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded
Tires & wheels
Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque
Wiper blades
Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths
Air & cabin filters
Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals
Bulbs
Headlight, fog and marker bulb types
Fluids
Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities
Service schedule
What's actually due at every mileage interval
Problems & reliability
Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid
Oil light reset
Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools
Key fob battery
Which coin cell the remote takes
Specs
Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy
Which Chevrolet Silverado 1500 generation do you have?
Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.
| Generation | Model years | Body style | Engines | Oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1XX (4th generation) | 2019–2025 | Full-size half-ton pickup (regular, double, crew cab); interior refresh 2022 | 4 | 5W-30, 0W-20, 0W-20 (dexosD) |
| K2XX (3rd generation) | 2014–2018 | Full-size half-ton pickup (regular, double, crew cab) | 3 | 5W-30, 0W-20 |
| GMT900 (2nd generation) | 2012–2013 | Full-size half-ton pickup (regular, extended, crew cab) | 4 | 5W-30 |
About the Chevrolet Silverado 1500
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is GM's full-size half-ton pickup and one of the three best-selling vehicles in America, and the 2012–2025 span covers three distinct trucks. 2L V8s on 5W-30 with 6-quart sumps and cheap PF48 filters. 3L.
The K2XX (2014–2018, plus the carryover 2019 'Silverado LD') brought direct-injected EcoTec3 engines with 8-quart V8 sumps, and added the 8L90 8-speed whose torque-converter shudder spawned TSB 18-NA-355 and a class action. 2L V8s for crankshaft/rod-bearing defects. 7 with 140 lb-ft lug torque, both wiper blades are 22 inches, the battery is a Group 48 (H6), and the key fob takes a CR2032.
Owners look things up constantly because specs genuinely changed: oil went from 6 qt of 5W-30 to 8 qt of 0W-20 on the V8s in 2014, the diesel takes dexosD-spec oil, and fuel tank and towing figures vary by cab, box, and axle.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by model year
Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.
Sources
- GM TechLink, official 2019/2020 engine oil capacity chart (all T1XX engines)
- NHTSA Part 573 report, recall 25V-274, 6.2L L87 engine failure
- GM Authority, Silverado/Sierra 6.2L L87 recall coverage
- Blauparts, 2020–2025 Silverado 3.0L LM2/LZ0 oil change kit (dexosD 0W-20)
- Duramax Forum, LM2 oil pump belt 150,000-mi service
- Costa Oils, 2020 Silverado 2.7L (L3B) oil change guide (PF66)
- AutoZone, 2020 Silverado 1500 battery fitment (Group 48/H6, AGM)
- Goodyear, 2019 Silverado Custom Trail Boss OE tire (LT275/65R18)
- Wheel-Size.com, 2019 Silverado 1500 OE fitments
- XenonPro, 2019–2021 Silverado bulb size chart (H11 low / 9005 high, halogen trims)
- Cox Chevrolet, Silverado 1500 towing capacity by engine/year