1981 Chevrolet Chevette: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1981 Chevrolet Chevette. The newest campaign is 83V027000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Mar 1983. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year. 7 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, 83V027000, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install a retaining clip on the carburetor inlet plug to prevent it from dislodging, at no charge to owner.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 653,625 units in total.
83V027000Received . 491,736 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The carburetor fuel plug may come out and fuel could leak from the carburetor.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install a retaining clip on the carburetor inlet plug to prevent it from dislodging, at no charge to owner.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
82V106000Received . 106,651 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The carburetor fuel inlet housing plug in the side of the carburetor may come out.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install a retaining clip on the carburetor inlet plug to prevent fuel leakage, without charge.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
81V060000Received . 55,238 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles, the seat belt retractors in the rear seating positions contain first lock positions which will not lock when used by smaller passengers. This fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection".
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
All owners will be sent a pre-paid postage card that is to be filled out and sent back. The card will indicate whether the seat belts are functioning properly. If dealer inspects seat belts, the seat belt retractors will be replaced, if necessary, without charge.
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
5 complaints, 6 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Nov 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE88023 | Preliminary evaluation | SHIFTER FAILURE | Power Train | 5 Feb 1988 | 8 Apr 1988 | 88V050000 |
| DP87009 | Defect petition | SAFETY BELTS | Seat Belts | 30 Dec 1986 | 10 Feb 1987 | |
| EA86033 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 30 Sep 1986 | 25 Aug 1987 | |
| PE86057 | Preliminary evaluation | BRAKE FAILURE/FIREWALL | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 23 May 1986 | 26 Sep 1986 | |
| EA85018 | Engineering analysis | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT | Engine and Engine Cooling | 13 Mar 1985 | 4 Sep 1987 | |
| DP85002 | Defect petition | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BREAKS | Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline | 10 Oct 1984 | 26 Mar 1985 | |
| EA83004 | Engineering analysis | CARBURETOR PLUG POPS OUT | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 22 Oct 1982 | 15 Jul 1983 | 82V106000 |
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 1981 Chevrolet ChevetteThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1981 Chevrolet Chevette: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/chevette/1981/. 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 1981 Chevrolet Chevette?
- 653,625 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Chevette have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Chevette, model years 1976 to 1986. 3 of them name the 1981 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1981 Chevrolet Chevette name most often?
- Seat Belts: 2 of 6 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Chevrolet Chevette open?
- No. Each of the 7 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.