NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Uplander Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Uplander has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 19, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 158
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, 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 Uplander
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 10V110000
- Reported
- March 19, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,375
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Uplander, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 06V051000
- Reported
- February 15, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 291
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander
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
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007 Uplander, 10 other models
2006 Chevrolet Uplander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 158 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, the newest on November 13, 2023. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the structure (22%) and the steering (17%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Uplander owners gave the mileage (127 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System42
- Structure34
- Steering27
- Suspension20
- Latches/Locks/Linkages15
- Fuel System, Gasoline14
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 25 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 25. 48% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 158 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Uplander by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted