# NHTSA recall 16V868000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V868000
- Manufacturer's number: 16145
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-12\-02
- Owners notified: 2017\-09\-07
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- Units potentially affected: 49927

## 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 can happen

A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.


## The 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.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 49927
- Reported remedied: 30581 \(61%\)
- Reported unreachable: 584
- Reported removed: 6357

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-24 to 2013\-12\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-24 to 2013\-12\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-24 to 2013\-12\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-24 to 2013\-12\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2014/recalls.md). Built 2009\-08\-24 to 2013\-12\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PIP5684B](/bulletins/10178370.md), 2020-08-10, Service bulletin
- [19NA104](/bulletins/10163237.md), 2019-07-29, Service bulletin
- [17\-NA\-035](/bulletins/10137638.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [17\-NA\-035](/bulletins/10113999.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIP4482C](/bulletins/10113915.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIP5108](/bulletins/10112966.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIP4158E](/bulletins/10112958.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [PIE0368](/bulletins/10094789.md), 2017-03-13, Service bulletin
- [08\-04\-19\-004](/bulletins/10026624.md), 2008-11-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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