1994 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier. The campaign is 94V115000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jun 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm. NHTSA has 211 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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 94V115000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the left-hand and right-hand drive axles, bearing-hub assemblies, spindle nuts, and washers on all involved vehicles. Corrective action: dealers will replace left-hand and right-hand drive axles, bearing-hub assemblies, spindle nuts, and washers on all involved vehicles.

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 65 units in total.

94V115000Received 24 Jun 1994. 65 units.
Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm
Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were built with overtorqued drive axle spindle nuts. This condition can cause excessive loads on the spindle nut and drive axle resulting in failure of the drive axle or the spindle nut. Failure of either of these components can result in separation of the steering knuckle tire-wheel assembly from the drive axle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in loss of vehicle control and a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the left-hand and right-hand drive axles, bearing-hub assemblies, spindle nuts, and washers on all involved vehicles. Corrective action: dealers will replace left-hand and right-hand drive axles, bearing-hub assemblies, spindle nuts, and washers on all involved vehicles.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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Complaints by component

211 complaints, 309 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.

1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
All 1994 vehicles

1994 Chevrolet Cavalier: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1994 Cavalier	All 1994 vehicles	Cavalier, all years	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	236.2	176.8	111.5	73
Engine and Engine Cooling	194.2	111.5	138.1	60
Electrical System	84.1	73.1	165.2	26
Seat Belts	71.2	37.1	28.5	22
Visibility	61.5	72	53.6	19
Power Train	55	95.9	54.4	17
Structure	42.1	48.2	30.6	13
Seats	38.8	27.4	19.3	12
Suspension	29.1	39.9	32.2	9
Unknown or Other	29.1	13.8	21	9

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash: 27
Complaints that report a fire: 3
Injuries in the complaints: 14
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 6 Sep 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 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 51 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA94033	Engineering analysis	HORN PAD FALLS OFF	Electrical System / Horn	29 Sep 1994	29 Mar 1996
PE94042	Preliminary evaluation	HORN BUTTON FALLING OFF	Exterior Lighting	23 May 1994	29 Sep 1994

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 1994 Chevrolet CavalierThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cavalier/1994/. 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: 29 Mar 2018
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 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier?: 65 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 Cavalier have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Cavalier, model years 1982 to 2005. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 73 of 309 component mentions, or 236.2 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 176.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.