NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 7, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 256
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 26V289000
- Reported
- May 7, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Tahoe, 3 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 21V245000
- Reported
- April 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,568
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Tahoe, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
- Campaign
- 19V761000
- Reported
- October 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2020 Tahoe, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 19V645000
- Reported
- September 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,456,719
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Tahoe, 4 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 18V291000
- Reported
- May 3, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,004
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Tahoe, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Tahoe, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V651000
- Reported
- September 8, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Tahoe, 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 16V256000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 256 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the service brakes (33%), followed by the power train (18%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (131 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes85
- Power Train47
- Unknown Or Other45
- Electrical System31
- Steering20
- Engine19
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 47 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 23 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 47. 43% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 256 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2016 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted