Recall Register

1991 Chevrolet C30: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1991 Chevrolet C30. The newest campaign is 93V016000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Feb 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 93V016000, in the NHTSA record

Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,706,284 units in total.

  1. 93V016000Received . 1,702,880 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vented transmission fluid can catch fire if exposedto a source of ignition.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 93-C-07. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 92V039000Received . 3,404 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    There may be fatigue fractures of the tie rod through the damper stud mounting hole.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Tie rod fractures result in loss of steering control andthe possibility of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the existing tie rod assembly, damper, and damper bracket with newly designed parts.

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

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1991 Chevrolet C30: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 May 1996

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 1991 Chevrolet C30, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1991 Chevrolet C30
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA94029Engineering analysisENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEngine and Engine Cooling29 Jul 199431 Jul 1996
PE93089Preliminary evaluationFUEL TANK SUPPORT FAILUREVehicle Speed Control / Linkages8 Oct 199310 Feb 1994
EA92041Engineering analysisFUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYFuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly8 Dec 19929 Mar 1995

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. 19671
  2. 19701
  3. 19713
  4. 19731
  5. 19741
  6. 19752
  7. 19763
  8. 19772
  9. 19781
  10. 19793
  11. 19801
  12. 19843
  13. 19854
  14. 19862
  15. 19870
  16. 19883
  17. 19892
  18. 19903
  19. 19912
  20. 19922
  21. 19933
  22. 19947
  23. 19957
  24. 19965
  25. 19971
  26. 19981

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1991 Chevrolet C30: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/c30/1991/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 1991 Chevrolet C30?
1,706,284 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet C30 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet C30, model years 1967 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet C30 name most often?
Structure: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Chevrolet C30 open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.