NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 GMC Envoy Recalls
The 2006 GMC Envoy has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 GMC Envoy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 352
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
24 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 GMC Envoy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2006 GMC Envoy
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V599000
- Reported
- September 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Envoy, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Envoy, 7 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 14V404000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 184,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Envoy, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V248000
- Reported
- June 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Envoy, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 12V406000
- Reported
- August 16, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278,174
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Envoy, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Envoy, 10 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
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07E014000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 Envoy
2006 GMC Envoy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 352 owner complaints about the 2006 GMC Envoy, the newest on August 20, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 24 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 GMC Envoy, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (38%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the exterior lighting (14%).
2 of the 2006 GMC Envoy's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2006 GMC Envoy owners gave the mileage (294 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline135
- Electrical System89
- Exterior Lighting48
- Fuel/Propulsion System32
- Engine20
- Visibility19
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 46 | |
| 2011 | 92 | |
| 2012 | 41 | |
| 2013 | 22 | |
| 2014 | 34 | |
| 2015 | 36 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 GMC Envoy peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 92. 6% 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 GMC Envoy drew 0.5× the complaints of the median GMC Envoy year in the same window: 5th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 352 complaints about the 2006 GMC Envoy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Envoy by model year
Other 2006 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted