1999 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Chevrolet Camaro. The campaign is 99V239000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Aug 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Clutch Assembly. NHTSA has 90 complaints on file for this model year.

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

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

Remedy of campaign 99V239000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch master cylinder with a new cylinder.

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

1 campaign. 69 units in total.

99V239000Received 27 Aug 1999. 69 units.
Power Train / Clutch Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. The clutch master cylinder may have been built with an incorrect retaining ring.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This may not allow the clutch system to disengage the clutch when the clutch pedal is depressed, resulting in unintentional vehicle movement, increased stopping distances, engine stalls, and difficulty in shifting.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch master cylinder with a new cylinder.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99056. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Sep 1999.

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Complaints by component

90 complaints, 133 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.

1999 Chevrolet Camaro
All 1999 vehicles

1999 Chevrolet Camaro: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1999 Camaro	All 1999 vehicles	Camaro, all years	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	263.2	130.8	77.8	35
Power Train	180.5	91.9	101.9	24
Electrical System	127.8	84.5	149.1	17
Suspension	52.6	89.8	19.3	7
Air Bags	52.6	52.3	92.2	7
Exterior Lighting	45.1	21.6	24.8	6
Unknown or Other	37.6	20.8	62.9	5
Visibility	37.6	42.9	26.4	5
Engine and Engine Cooling	37.6	120.2	45.9	5
Structure	37.6	52.6	38.5	5

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.

Complaints that report a crash: 6
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 10 Feb 2015

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 1999 Chevrolet Camaro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 29 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.

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1999 Chevrolet CamaroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/camaro/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 1999 Chevrolet Camaro?: 69 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Camaro name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 35 of 133 component mentions, or 263.2 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 130.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Chevrolet Camaro open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.