Recall Register

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. The campaign is 00V122000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Webbing. NHTSA has 552 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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

Remedy of campaign 00V122000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 279,132 units in total.

  1. 00V122000Received . 279,132 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Webbing

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the right front passenger restraint systems may not meet the neck extension requirements.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00044. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

552 complaints, 677 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe
  • All 1999 vehicles
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1999 TahoeAll 1999 vehiclesTahoe, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic387130.880.2262
Power Train73.991.967.250
Steering73.950.544.750
Electrical System73.984.5116.650
Visibility56.142.925.938
Engine and Engine Cooling41.4120.221.828
Suspension38.489.822.126
Fuel System, Gasoline36.928.619.925
Tires3147.917.421
Air Bags29.552.3119.720

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 26.

Complaints that report a crash
46
Complaints that report a fire
12
Injuries in the complaints
37
Deaths in the complaints
10
Date of the newest complaint
7 Jan 2023

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 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 92 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE05020Preliminary evaluationUNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATIONService Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module28 Apr 200513 Sep 200505V379000
PE03026Preliminary evaluationSTEEL WHEEL RIM FRACTUREWheels12 Jun 20033 Nov 2003
EA02015Engineering analysisTHROTTLE STICKING CLOSEDVehicle Speed Control / Linkages1 Aug 200212 Jan 2004
PE01023Preliminary evaluationSEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATIONSeat Belts / Front / Anchorage17 Jul 200120 Dec 2001
EA99011Engineering analysisERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVSteering12 May 199927 Feb 2001

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/tahoe/1999/. 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 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe?
279,132 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 262 of 677 component mentions, or 387 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 130.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe open?
No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.