NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2000 Chevrolet Impala has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 818
- Crashes reported
- 49
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
73 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Chevrolet Impala, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2000 Chevrolet Impala
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V701000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,003,556
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Impala, 3 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Impala, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 09V116000
- Reported
- April 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,497,516
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Impala, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 04V090000
- Reported
- February 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 910,873
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V136000
- Reported
- April 24, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126,745
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Impala
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 00V371000
- Reported
- November 13, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Impala, 2 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V228003
- Reported
- August 7, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 156,305
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Impala, 12 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Impala, 13 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 08E063000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Impala, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2007 Impala, 10 other models
2000 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 818 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on April 22, 2021. Of these, 49 describe a crash (6%) and 73 a fire; owners reported 53 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (19%) and the steering (15%).
1 of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala's 10 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2000 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (417 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System187
- Engine And Engine Cooling159
- Steering124
- Air Bags80
- Engine71
- Exterior Lighting67
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78 | |
| 2001 | 80 | |
| 2002 | 61 | |
| 2003 | 103 | |
| 2004 | 74 | |
| 2005 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 42 | |
| 2007 | 22 | |
| 2008 | 37 | |
| 2009 | 51 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 103. 40% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Impala drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 818 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2000 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: April 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted