NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Corvette has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 365
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V251000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Corvette
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 10V172000
- Reported
- April 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,028
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Corvette
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 09V491000
- Reported
- December 23, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,090
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Corvette, 1 other model
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 06V181000
- Reported
- May 24, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,793
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Corvette
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Corvette, 12 other models
2006 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by year
NHTSA has received 365 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette, the newest on December 2, 2025. Of these, 12 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (17%), followed by the structure (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
2 of the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette's 5 recalls also concern the structure.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Corvette owners gave the mileage (304 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting62
- Structure59
- Fuel/Propulsion System49
- Electrical System44
- Steering44
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)37
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 39 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 41 | |
| 2014 | 45 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 45. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette drew 3.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Corvette year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid by our method.
The 365 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Corvette by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: December 2, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted