Recall Register

1989 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1989 Chevrolet Camaro. The newest campaign is 90V115000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Jun 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 25 complaints on file for 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, 90V115000, in the NHTSA record

Install a redesigned fuel feed hose.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,529,365 units in total.

  1. 90V115000Received . 29,331 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel feed hoses may pull out of the crimped coupling at the engine end of the hose assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this coupling separated, allowing gasoline to leak,and an ignition source is present, an engine compartment fire could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a redesigned fuel feed hose.

    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. 88V191000Received . 34 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Webbing on the buckle portion of the rear lap/shoulder belts may be too long.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a severe vehicle crash, the effectivenessof the lap/shoulder belt may be reduced.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace rear inboard seat belts with belts of the proper length.

    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

25 complaints, 34 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.

1989 Chevrolet Camaro: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System7
Seat Belts6
Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Steering2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Suspension2
Vehicle Speed Control1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Seats1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
3
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 Aug 2007

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 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1989 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/camaro/1989/. 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 1989 Chevrolet Camaro?
1,529,365 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 Camaro have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Camaro, model years 1967 to 2024. 3 of them name the 1989 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Chevrolet Camaro name most often?
Electrical System: 7 of 34 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Chevrolet Camaro open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.