NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 507
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Tahoe, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Tahoe, 11 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 03V094000
- Reported
- March 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Tahoe, 9 other models
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 03V037000
- Reported
- February 6, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 107
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Tahoe, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Tahoe, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Tahoe, 14 other models
2003 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 507 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on April 7, 2023. Of these, 20 describe a crash (4%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the service brakes (17%) and the steering (10%).
None of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe's 7 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (407 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System193
- Service Brakes84
- Steering52
- Fuel System, Gasoline29
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic29
- Vehicle Speed Control27
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 | |
| 2004 | 39 | |
| 2005 | 27 | |
| 2006 | 32 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2008 | 52 | |
| 2009 | 45 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 31 | |
| 2014 | 43 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 85. 24% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 507 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2003 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: April 7, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted