NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 447
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, 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 Tahoe
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V050000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,641,272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Tahoe, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2014 Tahoe, 11 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V827000
- Reported
- December 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Tahoe, 5 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 11V339000
- Reported
- June 28, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 739
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
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
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 447 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on October 4, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the structure (18%) and the electrical system (4%).
2 of the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (273 complaints), the median was 66,801 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other212
- Air Bags185
- Structure81
- Electrical System17
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)15
- Engine11
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 39 | |
| 2016 | 97 | |
| 2017 | 113 | |
| 2018 | 65 | |
| 2019 | 45 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 113. 7% 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 Tahoe drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 447 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted