NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 467
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 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 2003 Tahoe, 11 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Tahoe, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Tahoe, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Tahoe, 14 other models
2004 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 467 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on September 16, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (5%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the electrical system (46%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the steering (6%).
None of the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (387 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System214
- Service Brakes60
- Steering29
- Vehicle Speed Control27
- Engine26
- Power Train26
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 55 | |
| 2007 | 79 | |
| 2008 | 47 | |
| 2009 | 35 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 44 | |
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 79. 38% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Chevrolet Tahoe years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 467 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2004 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted