Recall Register

1994 Chevrolet Tahoe: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe. The newest campaign is 03V159000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Apr 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer. NHTSA has 19 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V159000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover. Owner notification began on june 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, GMC at 1-800-462-8782, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,313,461 units in total.

  1. 03V159000Received . 1,755,876 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles with certain model-engine combinations, the windshield wiper motor may fail due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. The windshield wipers could work intermittently or not at all.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this were to occur during bad weather, driver visibility would be reduced, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover. Owner notification began on june 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, GMC at 1-800-462-8782, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 03023. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V150001Received . 1,557,585 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, 2 and 4-wheel drive. Solder joints near the wiring harness connector can crack causing the windshield wipers to work intermittently.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in inoperative wipers, reducing a driver's visibility, and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 98043. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

19 complaints, 20 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1994 Chevrolet Tahoe: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic10
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Visibility3
Electrical System2
Steering1
Seats1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
5 Sep 2008

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA02006Engineering analysisWINDSHIELD WIPER FAILUREVisibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor31 May 200223 Jul 200303V159000
EA01019Engineering analysisFRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLTSeats / Front Assembly / Recliner28 Dec 200127 Sep 2002
RQ99015Recall queryFRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLT FAILURESeats / Front Assembly / Recliner14 Jul 199928 Dec 200199V130000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19880
  2. 19910
  3. 19920
  4. 19930
  5. 19942
  6. 19956
  7. 19963
  8. 19970
  9. 19982
  10. 19991
  11. 20006
  12. 20015
  13. 20023
  14. 20034
  15. 20042
  16. 20055
  17. 20063
  18. 20074
  19. 20084
  20. 20095
  21. 20103
  22. 20115
  23. 20123
  24. 20134
  25. 20143
  26. 201514
  27. 20168
  28. 20174
  29. 20183
  30. 20192
  31. 20203
  32. 202116
  33. 20224
  34. 20235
  35. 20243
  36. 20251
  37. 20263

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/tahoe/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe?
3,313,461 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Tahoe have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 80 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Tahoe, model years 1988 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 10 of 20 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Chevrolet Tahoe open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.