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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls

The 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 29, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
282

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
24

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe, 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 Tahoe

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

Campaign
05V379000
Reported
August 29, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 1,353,718
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 Tahoe, 6 other models

05V379000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure

Campaign
03V094000
Reported
March 7, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 3,674
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Tahoe, 9 other models

03V094000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats: front assembly: head restraint

Campaign
02V253000
Reported
September 17, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 558,904
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 Tahoe, 3 other models

02V253000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Campaign
02V178000
Reported
July 1, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 525,254
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 4 other models

02V178000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
00V345000
Reported
October 30, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 1,383,922
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

00V345000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body

Campaign
00V343000
Reported
October 25, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 35,659
Risk NHTSA names
death
Same campaign
also 2001 Tahoe, 3 other models

00V343000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2004 Tahoe, 42 other models

06E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E043000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2005 Tahoe, 14 other models

06E043000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
07E088000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 8 other models

07E088000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: hub

Campaign
07E106000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2006 Tahoe, 14 other models

07E106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year

NHTSA has received 282 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on March 14, 2025. Of these, 24 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (32%), followed by the service brakes (11%) and the tires (8%).

2 of the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe's 10 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.

Where 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (149 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic90
  • Service Brakes30
  • Tires23
  • Air Bags21
  • Visibility21
  • Vehicle Speed Control15

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200030
200135
200224
200330
200428
200541
200614
20075
20087
20097
20109
20118
20125
20138
201412
20159
20161
20173
20192
20221
20232
20251

Complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 41. 42% 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 Tahoe drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Chevrolet Tahoe years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5

The 282 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Tahoe by model year

Other 2000 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: March 14, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted