NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 18, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 460
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
Fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 25V619000
- Reported
- September 18, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2023–2024 Tahoe, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V274000
- Reported
- April 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 597,571
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Tahoe, 7 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 24V797000
- Reported
- October 24, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 463,295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V827000
- Reported
- November 3, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 338,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 22V617000
- Reported
- August 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 484,155
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Tahoe, 5 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 22V036000
- Reported
- January 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,789
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
- Campaign
- 21V739000
- Reported
- September 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,939
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module: software
- Campaign
- 21V579000
- Reported
- July 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: steering control module
- Campaign
- 21V455000
- Reported
- June 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,847
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light
- Campaign
- 21V421000
- Reported
- June 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 285,622
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 21V210000
- Reported
- March 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 21V190000
- Reported
- March 18, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 21V064000
- Reported
- February 11, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 20V735000
- Reported
- November 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 460 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the power train (20%).
2 of the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe's 16 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe owners gave the mileage (101 complaints), the median was 41,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine169
- Fuel/Propulsion System94
- Power Train90
- Electrical System58
- Unknown Or Other41
- Air Bags27
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 161 | |
| 2026 | 116 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 161. 40% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe drew 2.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Tahoe year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the Chevrolet Tahoe years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 460 complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Tahoe by model year
Other 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted