NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 11, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 114
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V070000
- Reported
- February 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Tahoe, 3 other models
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
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 12 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Tahoe, 14 other models
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 114 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on July 13, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the structure (24%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the latches/locks/linkages (18%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (96 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure27
- Electrical System24
- Latches/Locks/Linkages21
- Service Brakes11
- Power Train8
- Air Bags7
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 21. 18% 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 Tahoe drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 114 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted