Recall Register

2004 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The campaign is 04V300000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jun 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Rear/Other. NHTSA has 188 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 04V300000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers are to inspect the safety belt anchorage and install a new nut and bolt, if necessary. The recall began on august 23, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 and pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

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. 37 units in total.

  1. 04V300000Received . 37 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, 'seat belt assembly anchorages.' the passenger-side rear safety belt may have been installed with an incorrect nut and bolt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In a severe crash, the upper seat belt anchorage may separate. The effectiveness of the seat belt could then be reduced and the occupant could receive greater injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers are to inspect the safety belt anchorage and install a new nut and bolt, if necessary. The recall began on august 23, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 and pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 04056. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

188 complaints, 237 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.

  • 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier
  • All 2004 vehicles
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2004 CavalierAll 2004 vehiclesCavalier, all yearsMentions
Electrical System426.2140.9165.2101
Visibility88.662.853.621
Power Train80.2135.354.419
Service Brakes, Hydraulic63.376.5111.515
Engine and Engine Cooling42.293.9138.110
Vehicle Speed Control3848.426.69
Structure33.855.530.68
Air Bags29.544.155.17
Seats29.516.619.37
Fuel System, Gasoline21.13286.55

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

Complaints that report a crash
12
Complaints that report a fire
4
Injuries in the complaints
15
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Oct 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 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 48 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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/cavalier/2004/. 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
29 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 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier?
37 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 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier name most often?
Electrical System: 101 of 237 component mentions, or 426.2 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 140.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.