Recall Register

1998 Chevrolet Blazer: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer. The newest campaign is 00V220000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Aug 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has 694 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V220000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 34,067 units in total.

  1. 00V220000Received . 14,279 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864mm above the road surface.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00043. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V053000Received . 72 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. One or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. This can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in a loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 98006.

  3. 97V218000Received . 19,716 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. A fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. If the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light would illuminate, and there would be a loss of rear brake performance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Partial loss of braking at a time when minimum stopping distance was required could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

694 complaints, 995 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1998 Chevrolet Blazer
  • All 1998 vehicles
1998 Chevrolet Blazer: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1998 BlazerAll 1998 vehiclesBlazer, all yearsMentions
Visibility265.360.4100.1264
Seats84.41729.884
Power Train77.494.367.877
Electrical System75.479.157.875
Engine and Engine Cooling70.4131.398.170
Suspension65.381.57165
Service Brakes, Hydraulic62.3114.6278.562
Exterior Lighting43.227.835.543
Air Bags40.249.330.740
Steering33.255.622.433

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash
44
Complaints that report a fire
14
Injuries in the complaints
38
Deaths in the complaints
13
Date of the newest complaint
12 Aug 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 168 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
RQ02012Recall queryFRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTSSuspension / Front / Control Arm10 Sep 20027 Mar 200301V200000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19691
  2. 19721
  3. 19731
  4. 19741
  5. 19760
  6. 19770
  7. 19780
  8. 19790
  9. 19800
  10. 19811
  11. 19821
  12. 19832
  13. 19841
  14. 19850
  15. 19860
  16. 19870
  17. 19881
  18. 19891
  19. 19901
  20. 19914
  21. 19922
  22. 19932
  23. 19942
  24. 19956
  25. 19966
  26. 19974
  27. 19983
  28. 19990
  29. 20004
  30. 20013
  31. 20022
  32. 20031
  33. 20041
  34. 20050
  35. 20060
  36. 20070
  37. 20192
  38. 20203
  39. 20211
  40. 20221
  41. 20232
  42. 20241
  43. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Chevrolet Blazer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/blazer/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer?
34,067 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Blazer have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Blazer, model years 1969 to 2025. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer name most often?
Visibility: 264 of 995 component mentions, or 265.3 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 60.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.