1996 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice. The newest campaign is 96V245000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Dec 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs. NHTSA has 62 complaints 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, 96V245000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 287,145 units in total.
- 96V245000Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- 96V020000Suspension / Rear
- 96V018000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- 95V215000Air Bags
96V245000Received . 21,582 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The wheel lug nuts were not tightened to the proper specification during assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in a fracture of the wheel studs causing the wheel to separate from the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
96V020000Received . 154,214 units.
Suspension / Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The rear lower control arm can crack at the rear stabilizer bar attachment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can be aggravated by the severe duty cycle of these vehicles and eventually cause the lower control arm to fracture completely causing a loss of vehicle control without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace both rear lower control arms and rear stabilizer bar attachments.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V018000Received . 102,403 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Defective lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts were not properly torqued and can loosen.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The lower control arm ball joint can loosen, fatigue, and separate from the front suspension knuckle resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect both front lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts for proper torque. If the ball joint has loosened, both the ball joint and the knuckle will be replaced.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
95V215000Received . 8,946 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were shipped with both the supplemental inflatable restraint caution label and a roof rack caution label installed on the same side of the sun visor. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no.208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: operators could fail to notice and heed the warning labels.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A new roof rack caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners will install the label or have their dealer install the label for them.
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
62 complaints, 81 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.
- 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Caprice | All 1996 vehicles | Caprice, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 197.5 | 54 | 69 | 16 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 135.8 | 145.2 | 67.8 | 11 |
| Power Train | 123.5 | 100.3 | 49.4 | 10 |
| Steering | 74.1 | 48.5 | 51.7 | 6 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 74.1 | 51.6 | 47.1 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 61.7 | 41.9 | 80.5 | 5 |
| Visibility | 49.4 | 61 | 42.5 | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 49.4 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 49.4 | 82.2 | 129.9 | 4 |
| Tires | 49.4 | 37.9 | 43.7 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Jul 2008
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA99003 | Engineering analysis | COOLANT FIRES | Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System | 13 Jan 1999 | 17 Aug 2000 | |
| EA96007 | Engineering analysis | REAR WHEEL SEPARATION | Suspension | 31 May 1996 | 24 Dec 1996 | |
| PE96001 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR WHEEL SEPARATION | Suspension | 4 Jan 1996 | 31 May 1996 | 96V245000 |
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.
- 19653
- 19662
- 19672
- 19682
- 19694
- 19713
- 19722
- 19731
- 19742
- 19761
- 19773
- 19782
- 19793
- 19802
- 19811
- 19821
- 19830
- 19841
- 19853
- 19861
- 19872
- 19881
- 19890
- 19901
- 19915
- 19926
- 19931
- 19946
- 19957
- 19964
- 19970
- 20113
- 20123
- 20134
- 20143
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 1996 Chevrolet CapriceThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/caprice/1996/. 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.
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 1996 Chevrolet Caprice?
- 287,145 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 Caprice have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Caprice, model years 1965 to 2014. 4 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice name most often?
- Suspension: 16 of 81 component mentions, or 197.5 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 54 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.