Chevrolet recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit 2010–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V868000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 2, 2016
- Owners notified
- Sep 7, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 49,927
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 24, 2009 to Dec 1, 2013
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Aug 30, 2018
- Chevrolet / Gmc recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Feb 5, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.