| Issue ID | 1494447 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11123916 |
| Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
| Brand | CHEVROLET |
| Model | TAHOE |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 15/08/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My dash cracked out of the blue one day about two weeks ago. It started out as two small cracks on each side of the top center vent by the windshield. I have the 2011 chevy tahoe ltz version with a speaker in the middle of the dash. The speaker doesn't appear to have any support for the weight of the speaker and the dash cracks have now grown towards the instrument panel and also by the driver side airbag. The cracks are on both sides of the center speaker and now the speaker just constantly flops up and down with normal driving. The flopping speaker with no (support) is causing the crack to get worse and worse. The cracks are spider webbing now and getting much longer everyday i drive it to work. While researching what to do about this issue i discovered that several thousand complaints have been made about multiple gm model vehicles having cracked dash boards between the years of 2007 and 2014. The dash cover option being suggested to hide the cracks is in no way a safe and reliable solution to this issue because it interferes with the manufacturers airbag safety design and and specified assured clearance for deployment. The covers do not adhere to the rated specification of the air bag. Anyone who has ever worked in a plant where the air bags are manufactured knows how precise and specific these strict guidelines and specifications are held to. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SANDUSKY, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1GNSKCE01BRXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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