2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 319 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2010 reports, 3 involved a crash. 9 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.
Campaign 21V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C."
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.
Campaign 21V053000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
Campaign 21V050000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentSep 3, 2010
MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.
Campaign 10E043000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
319 reports, newest first.
Air bags, Structure, Aug 17, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Other or unspecified, Aug 2, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKED ON ITS OWN. LONG CRACK, FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON IN CHEVROLET TAHOES.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 27, 2016
DASHBOARD ON A 2010 TAHOE CRACKED IN 2014 NEAR THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME SHRAPNEL INJURING OCCUPANTS.
Structure, Jul 25, 2016
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED STARTING WITH THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CONTINUES ACROSS THE DASH ALL THE WAY TO THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING COLUMN. A SMALL PIECE NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FELL INTO THE DASH AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK APPEARED SUDDENLY AND HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. PARKING/STORING CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE VARIED OVER TIME AND NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF CAUSED THE CRACK.
Air bags, Jul 25, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DECLINED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Other or unspecified, Jul 24, 2016
2010 TAHOE LT - GARAGE KEPT SINCE BOUGHT IN 2011 - DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO GET THIS FIXED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WAS FINE, THE NEXT MORNING THE DASH WAS CRACKED.
Other or unspecified, Jul 22, 2016
CRACKED DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER
Structure, Jul 22, 2016
THE DASH BOARD CRACKED AFTER BEU6NG PARKED OUTSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 4 HOURS.
Other or unspecified, Jul 21, 2016
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2010 25780 MILES ON VEHICLE.OWNED SINCE NEW. CRACKING DASHBOARD. DASH CRACKED AT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PLASTIC AT CRACKS IS SHAPE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. IF AIR DEPLOYS, UNSURE IF REMAINDER OF DASH WITH COME APART EXPOSING OCCUPANTS TO FLYING OR IMPACTING SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC.
Other or unspecified, Jul 14, 2016
THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED SEVERELY ON MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2011 WITH NO CRACKS. TWO YEARS LATER THE CRACKING BEGAN.
Other or unspecified, Jul 8, 2016
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATION AND THE CRACKS ARE SPREADING. THE CRACKS STARTED FORMING WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT (NO CRASH).
Structure, Jul 7, 2016
GARAGE KEPT TAHOE HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC COULD INJURE PASSENGERS. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN GM VEHICLES. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD.
Structure, Jul 1, 2016
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2010 TAHOE CRACKED AROUND 55K MILES IN 2015 WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION/USAGE OF VEHICLE, SINCE MOST NOTICE DAMAGE AFTER 50K MILES REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THEY'VE OWNED IT OR ITS EXPOSURE TO THE SUN.
Other or unspecified, Jun 26, 2016
I PURCHASED BRAND NEW CHEVROLET TAHOE IN 2010, THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SINCE PURCHASE, SO VERY UPSET THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. IT STARTED CRACKING A YEAR AFTER HAVING WARRANTY WORK DONE ( DASH HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE ONSTAR SYSTEM).
Other or unspecified, Jun 16, 2016
TAKATA RECALL, THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND SHATTERING INTO SMALL PIECES AND WHEN YOU USE THE DEFROST THE LITTLE PIECES OF DEBRIS START FLYING EVERYWHERE INCLUDING THE DRIVERS FACE. AND IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.
Air bags, Jun 9, 2016
2010 TAHOE LTZ DASH IS CRACKING ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIRBAG SITE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME, THE DASHBOARD BOUNCES UP AND DOWN EVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS.
Other or unspecified, Jun 8, 2016
LARGE CRACKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDES OF THE FRONT DASH. VEHICLE ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT AND TAKEN CARE OF. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Other or unspecified, Jun 8, 2016
I HAVE TWO BIG CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. THESE CRACKS ARE NOT FROM LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR FROM SUN-DAMAGE. THIS IS FROM FAULTY PRODUCT INSTALLED BY GMC/CHEVROLET. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER VEHICLES AT MY COMPANY THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IN THE SAME SPOT. YOU CAN ALSO PULL STORY AFTER STORY UP ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM REFUSES TO PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. WITH THE LOCATION OF THE CRACKS WHICH ARE NEXT TO THE AIRBAGS IT IS MY FEAR THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT IT WILL CAUSE SHRAPENAL TO FLY ABOUTH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FLAW OF GM BUT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO A PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE.
Electrical system, Structure, Jun 8, 2016
TAHOE DASH IS CRACKING ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A JAGGED EDGE TO BE NEXT TO AN AIRBAG.
Air bags, Jun 8, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKED. CONCERNED THAT IN CASE OF COLLISION, SHARP EDGES WILL BE BROADCAST INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.
Structure, Jun 7, 2016
DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG CRACKING INTO PIECES EXPOSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS. NO ACCIDENTS, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. ON LINE SEARCH SHOWS " COMMON PROBLEM". LEFT AND RIGHT DASH CRACKS THRU AND THRU PLASTIC.
Structure, Jun 2, 2016
TAKATA RECALL I JUST NOTICE A CRACK ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE OF MY DASHBOARD A DAY AFTER I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO GET SERVICE AT BICAL CHEVROLET DEALER. I RETURN TO GET ANSWERS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CALL CHEVROLET GM (CASE # 8-2129107909) AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WILL NO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. PERSONALLY I THINK THIS IS WRONG AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF REPAIR FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY CRACK IN THE SAME PLACES ON THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY LONG SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT MY DASHBOARD WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, May 27, 2016
DASHBOARD ABOVE SPEEDOMETER HUMP CRACKED. 6 MONTHS LATER A CRACK ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BY AIRBAGS CRACKED. THE CRACKS ARE CONTINUALLY GETTING LONGER. A TOTAL OF 3 CRACKS.
Air bags, May 16, 2016
TAHOE DASH IS CRACKING IN TWO SPOTS. THE FIRST IS ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A JAGGED EDGE TO BE NEXT TO AN AIRBAG. THE 2ND IS A MUCH LARGER CRACK IN THE DASH THAT APPEARED A YEAR LATER OVER THE INSTRUMENT HUMP. I SEE MANY CASES OF TAHOE'S AND SUBURBAN'S ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SEE ANOTHER TAHOE IN A PARKER LOT, I ALWAYS CHECK, AND 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES THEY HAVE THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME SPOTS. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $500 TO FIX. IT'S TIME FOR CHEVROLET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY MESSED UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
Air bags, Structure, May 11, 2016
I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR ONE DAY AND NOTICED THAT MY DASH BOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENED OVER NIGHT THERES A HUGE CRACK SPLITTING INTO ANOTHER ONE ABOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND ANOTHER CRACK ON THE CREASE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO LIFT AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD SET OFF THE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AS I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS.