Recall Register

1986 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro. The newest campaign is 91V055000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Parking Brake / Conventional. NHTSA has 32 complaints on file for this model year. 6 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, 91V055000, in the NHTSA record

Replace nonfunctioning parking brake adjusters.
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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

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,878,464 units in total.

  • 91V055000Parking Brake / Conventional
  • 90V105000Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
  • 86V131000Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
  • 86V056000Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch

  1. 91V055000Received . 179,036 units.

    Parking Brake / Conventional

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Parking brake adjuster fails to operate and do not work after brake pad wear.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Parking brakes will not completely hold a parked vehiclewhen parked on a slope, causing unintended vehicle rollaway which could resultin a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace nonfunctioning parking brake adjusters.

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

  2. 90V105000Received . 1,500,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Plastic components of seat belt buckle assemblies do not contain an ultra violet stabilizer, and exposure to direct sunlight and elevated interior temperatures could weaken the plastic components.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in breakage of plastic components whichcould prevent buckle from latching and protecting occupant in a sudden stop oraccident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace or repair seat belt buckle.

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

  3. 86V131000Received . 106,111 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  4. 86V056000Received . 93,317 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The push-pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning. Note: also, see NHTSA campaign number 86v131000.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    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.

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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

32 complaints, 38 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.

1986 Chevrolet Camaro: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts24
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Steering2
Vehicle Speed Control2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Structure2
Electrical System1
Parking Brake1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
23 Mar 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 1986 Chevrolet Camaro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA92005Engineering analysisTHROTTLE STICKINGVehicle Speed Control / Linkages30 Jan 199229 Jan 1993
EA90012Engineering analysisREAR AXLE SHAFT FAILUREPower Train28 Feb 199024 Apr 1991
EA90001Engineering analysisSAFETY BUCKLE BREAKAGESeat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly3 Oct 198910 Jul 199090V105000
PE89148Preliminary evaluationSAFETY BELT BUCKLE BREAKAGSeat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly1 Aug 19893 Oct 1989
EA88036Engineering analysisREAR DISC BRAKESService Brakes, Hydraulic22 Jul 198830 Aug 1991
EA86019Engineering analysisREAR BRAKE FAILUREService Brakes, Hydraulic17 Jun 198622 Jul 1988

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. 19682
  3. 19691
  4. 19711
  5. 19732
  6. 19743
  7. 19752
  8. 19762
  9. 19772
  10. 19792
  11. 19802
  12. 19811
  13. 19823
  14. 19833
  15. 19845
  16. 19853
  17. 19864
  18. 19871
  19. 19882
  20. 19893
  21. 19902
  22. 19914
  23. 19922
  24. 19930
  25. 19941
  26. 19951
  27. 19960
  28. 19971
  29. 19980
  30. 19991
  31. 20000
  32. 20010
  33. 20021
  34. 20102
  35. 20112
  36. 20124
  37. 20133
  38. 20143
  39. 20151
  40. 20161
  41. 20173
  42. 20182
  43. 20191
  44. 20203
  45. 20214
  46. 20221
  47. 20230
  48. 20240

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. 1986 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/camaro/1986/. 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.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro?
1,878,464 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Camaro have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Camaro, model years 1967 to 2024. 4 of them name the 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro name most often?
Seat Belts: 24 of 38 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro open?
No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.