NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2011 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 2011 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
- 505
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 Chevrolet Impala
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010, 2012–2014 Impala, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 12V377000
- Reported
- August 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012 Impala
2011 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 505 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on August 31, 2024. Of these, 22 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (26%), followed by the engine (25%) and the electrical system (19%).
1 of the 2011 Chevrolet Impala's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (410 complaints), the median was 60,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)132
- Engine125
- Electrical System95
- Seats77
- Vehicle Speed Control69
- Power Train64
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 | |
| 2012 | 39 | |
| 2013 | 44 | |
| 2014 | 118 | |
| 2015 | 58 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 44 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 21 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 118. 50% 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 Impala drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 1st highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Chevrolet Impala years to avoid by our method.
The 505 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted