NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Avalanche Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 7, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
2006 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, the newest on January 4, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (9%).
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche, the component group named most often is the power train (36%), followed by the service brakes (18%) and the air bags (9%).
The 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Service Brakes2
- Air Bags1
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Engine1
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 11 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Avalanche by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 4, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted