2003 Chevrolet Tahoe defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Brake line corrosion failure
  Engineering Analysis EA11001 · opened Jan 5, 2011 · closed Apr 8, 2015

  On January 11, 2011, ODI opened EA11-001 to investigate allegations of premature brake line corrosion failure in model year (MY) 1999 through 2003 General Motors (GM) full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles sold or registered in the following region of the United States that NHTSA has viewed as salt states f…

• PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
  Defect Petition DP05009 · opened Dec 20, 2005 · closed May 31, 2006

  Odi's review of complaint data received since the close of ea04-011 revealed no indication that the investigation should be re-opened.more details can be found in the federal register notice enclosed in the dp05-009 public file.odi reserves the right to reopen the investigation in the future should conditions warrant.

• STEEL WHEEL RIM FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03026 · opened Jun 12, 2003 · closed Nov 3, 2003

  There have been less than 2 complaints per 100,000 subject vehicles related to the alleged defect.the oldest vehicles (my 1999) have only 2 complaints in over 140 thousand vehicles after over 4 years in service.the rate of warranty claims potentially related to the alleged defect is less than 0.1%.there are no known in…