--- title: "Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Key Fob Battery: CR2032" description: "How the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob battery specification changed from 2012 to 2025, compared generation by generation. The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob takes a CR2032 coin cell. How to open the fob without breaking it, and which substitutions actually work." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/key-fob-battery" updated: "2026-08-20" --- # Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Key Fob Battery Type and Replacement The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes. ## Has the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob battery specification changed by year? | Model years | Fob battery | | --- | --- | | [2019-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2019-2025/key-fob-battery) | CR2032 | | [2014-2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2014-2018/key-fob-battery) | CR2032 | | [2012-2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2012-2013/key-fob-battery) | CR2032 (remote fob) | ## Full specifications by generation The key fob battery on a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers. - [2019-2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2019-2025/key-fob-battery) - [2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2014-2018/key-fob-battery) - [2012-2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2012-2013/key-fob-battery) ## Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob battery: common questions ### What battery does the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob take? A single CR2032 coin cell. ### Can you use a CR2032 instead of a CR2025 in a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob? This fob takes a CR2032, so start there. The two cells share a 20 mm diameter but differ in thickness, and the thicker one does not always seat in a housing built for the thinner. ### How do you open a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 key fob? Slide out the mechanical emergency key first, which usually releases a catch, then part the halves with a plastic pry tool or a coin wrapped in tape. A screwdriver will mark the case and can crack the seam. ## Sources - [GM TechLink, official 2019/2020 engine oil capacity chart (all T1XX engines)](https://gm-techlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TechLink-engine-oil-capacities-2019-2020_C.pdf) - [NHTSA Part 573 report, recall 25V-274, 6.2L L87 engine failure](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V274-1598.PDF) - [GM Authority, Silverado/Sierra 6.2L L87 recall coverage](https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/04/chevy-silverado-gmc-sierra-recalled-for-6-2l-v8-engine-loss-of-propulsion/) - [Blauparts, 2020-2025 Silverado 3.0L LM2/LZ0 oil change kit (dexosD 0W-20)](https://www.blauparts.com/chevrolet-silverado-1500-oil-change-kit-3-0l-lm2-lz0-duramax-diesel-0w20-dexosd.html) - [Duramax Forum, LM2 oil pump belt 150,000-mi service](https://www.duramaxforum.com/threads/oil-pump-belt-on-lm2.1016808/) - [Costa Oils, 2020 Silverado 2.7L (L3B) oil change guide (PF66)](https://costaoils.com/2020-chevrolet-silverado-1500-pickup-2-7l-oil-change-guide/) - [AutoZone, 2020 Silverado 1500 battery fitment (Group 48/H6, AGM)](https://www.autozone.com/batteries-starting-and-charging/battery/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2020) - [Goodyear, 2019 Silverado Custom Trail Boss OE tire (LT275/65R18)](https://www.goodyear.com/en_US/vehicle-search/Chevrolet_Silverado-1500_2019_Custom-Trail-Boss_256968-S-161259) - [Wheel-Size.com, 2019 Silverado 1500 OE fitments](https://www.wheel-size.com/size/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2019/) - [XenonPro, 2019-2021 Silverado bulb size chart (H11 low / 9005 high, halogen trims)](https://www.xenonpro.com/blogs/home/2019-to-2021-chevy-silverado-1500-headlight-bulb-sizes) - [Cox Chevrolet, Silverado 1500 towing capacity by engine/year](https://www.coxchevy.com/manufacturer-information/chevrolet-silverado-1500-towing-capacity/) ## Find your exact Silverado 1500 - [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2025) - [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2024) - [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2023) - [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2022) - [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2021) - [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2020) - [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2019) - [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2018) - [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2017) - [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2016) - [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2015) - [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2014) - [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2013) - [2012](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/2012) More Chevrolet Silverado 1500 guides: - [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/oil) - [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/battery) - [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/tires) - [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/wipers) - [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/filters) - [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/bulbs) - [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/fluids) - [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/service-schedule) - [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/common-problems) - [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/oil-reset) - [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/silverado-1500/specs) Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.