NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Impala has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 524
- Crashes reported
- 58
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
22 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Impala
2006 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 524 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on March 4, 2026. Of these, 58 describe a crash (11%) and 22 a fire; owners reported 46 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the steering (26%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the power train (21%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Impala's 2 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (404 complaints), the median was 74,799 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering135
- Electrical System124
- Power Train108
- Engine59
- Air Bags47
- Vehicle Speed Control41
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26 | |
| 2008 | 38 | |
| 2009 | 46 | |
| 2010 | 45 | |
| 2011 | 46 | |
| 2012 | 38 | |
| 2013 | 31 | |
| 2014 | 107 | |
| 2015 | 47 | |
| 2016 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 107. 24% 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 Impala drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 11th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 524 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted