NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet Colorado has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 19, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 42
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 12V594000
- Reported
- December 19, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 118,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 113, hood latch
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Colorado, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 11V337000
- Reported
- June 28, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 11V276000
- Reported
- May 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 11V007000
- Reported
- January 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,566
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Child seat
- Campaign
- 10V575000
- Reported
- November 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2009 Colorado, 1 other model
2011 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on March 10, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the air bags (24%) and the exterior lighting (10%).
None of the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System14
- Air Bags10
- Exterior Lighting4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Engine3
- Seat Belts3
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 8. 31% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 15th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Colorado years.
The 42 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted