The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 49,927 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING16V8680002016-12-0249,927 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
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.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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.”
“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…”
“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, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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