1988 Chevrolet Celebrity: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity. The newest campaign is 88V164000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Oct 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year. 5 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, 88V164000, in the NHTSA record
Install new fuel feed hose assembly.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 30,797 units in total.
88V164000Received . 27,369 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Fuel feed hose could leak at the coupling on the engine end of the hose assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage into the engine compartment could result inan engine compartment fire that could spread to the passenger compartment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new fuel feed hose assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
88V048000Received . 3,428 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front suspension lower control arm bracket could develop metal cracks.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These cracks may result in disengagement of the lowercontrol arm. If this occurs while vehicle is in motion, it could result inloss of steering control and a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Inspect all vehicles and replace engine cradle assembly on all suspect vehicles.
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.
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Complaints by component
39 complaints, 62 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.
- 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity
- All 1988 vehicles
| Component | 1988 Celebrity | All 1988 vehicles | Celebrity, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 241.9 | 58.9 | 168.5 | 15 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 193.5 | 118.1 | 161 | 12 |
| Electrical System | 145.2 | 158.7 | 108.6 | 9 |
| Seat Belts | 129 | 117.9 | 82.4 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 64.5 | 96.1 | 86.1 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 32.3 | 23.2 | 18.7 | 2 |
| Tires | 32.3 | 32.1 | 44.9 | 2 |
| Equipment | 32.3 | 25 | 7.5 | 2 |
| Power Train | 32.3 | 64.7 | 41.2 | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 16.1 | 67.1 | 33.7 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Feb 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE94048 | Preliminary evaluation | SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE | Engine and Engine Cooling | 21 Jun 1994 | 30 Dec 1994 | |
| PE91142 | Preliminary evaluation | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | Steering | 25 Oct 1991 | 22 Jan 1992 | |
| DP89012 | Defect petition | STEERING FAILURE | Unknown or Other | 27 Jun 1989 | 12 Oct 1989 | |
| PE89035 | Preliminary evaluation | STOP LAMPS | Exterior Lighting | 19 Jan 1989 | 24 May 1989 | |
| EA89010 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 17 Jan 1989 | 8 May 1990 |
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 1988 Chevrolet CelebrityThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/celebrity/1988/. 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 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity?
- 30,797 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Celebrity have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Celebrity, model years 1982 to 1992. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity name most often?
- Steering: 15 of 62 component mentions, or 241.9 per 1,000. For all 1988 vehicles the figure is 58.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.