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2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Recalls & Complaints

The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Chevrolet dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit, describing incidents dated November 28, 2016 to August 2, 2018.

Most-cited components

Engine 1 complaint
Structure 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11155786 · Filed December 3, 2018
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN INSTRUMENT PANEL DASHBOARD, VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT, IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, PIECES THAT ARE BROKEN COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE BODILY HARM.
ODI #10992731 · Filed June 1, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V868000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE…

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Cooling Fan Corrosion may cause Electrical Short

NHTSA #16V868000 · Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan · NHTSA notice

Reported December 2, 2016 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 49,927 vehicles

Repair completion: 70.19% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 16145 · Owners notified September 7, 2017 · Vehicles built August 24, 2009 – December 1, 2013 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit vehicles manufactured August 24, 2009, to December 1, 2013. The affected vehicles, equipped with special equipment options for police or government service, may experience corrosion of the under-hood cooling fan assembly due to fluid intrusion, which may result in an electrical short circuit.

Safety consequence

A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fan motor and shroud, extend the wiring and re-orient the fan motor to reduce the risk of corrosion, free of charge. The recall began on September 7, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 16145.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit.

Structure

ODI #11155786

Incident: August 2, 2018 · Filed: December 3, 2018

MULTIPLE CRACKS IN INSTRUMENT PANEL DASHBOARD, VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT, IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, PIECES THAT ARE BROKEN COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE BODILY HARM.

Engine and Engine Cooling; Engine

ODI #10992731

Incident: November 28, 2016 · Filed: June 1, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V868000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CHEVROLET DEALER WAS CONTACTED (RK CHEVROLET 2651 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452; (757) 431-6502) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. CASE NUMBER: 8-2928956882 WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF *JS

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