Recall Register

1984 Chevrolet Corvette: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette. The newest campaign is 91V143000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 11 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 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, 91V143000, in the NHTSA record

Replace the safety belts if the lockup occurs.
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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

5 campaigns, newest first. 344,362 units in total.

  • 91V143000Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
  • 85V118000Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit
  • 85V029000Vehicle Speed Control
  • 83V081000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
  • 83V064000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

  1. 91V143000Received . 231,833 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Under certain vehicle operations and occupant usage conditions, the safety belts can lockup or jam in the safety belt retractor.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If lockup occurs, it is impossible to pull belt out ofthe retractor. The occupant of a seat with an unusable safety belt issubject to increased risk of injury or death in the event of a sudden stop oraccident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the safety belts if the lockup occurs.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 85V118000Received . 44,342 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cars may lose the wire snap rings that hold the differential cross shaft in position in the rear axle differential case assembly, allowing the shaft to move. Consequence of defect: the cross shaft movement could cause the shaft to contact the carrier or pinion teeth, possibly locking up the rear wheels and result in a crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a rear axle differential cross shaft retaining kit.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  3. 85V029000Received . 47,081 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The cruise control vacuum solenoid valves may malfunction at any time the engine is running and the cruise control is engaged and cause unexpected engine acceleration. Consequence of defect: loss of accelerator control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install and relocate a new cruise control servo assembly.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 83V081000Received . 11,909 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The insulation of the battery cable, because of its position, rubs against some of the engine wiring components. Once the insulation is worn through, the battery could rapidly discharge.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a new engine harness retainer bracket, protective conduit, cable clips, a cable tie strap and will reposition the terminals on the ground stud on all involved vehicles.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 83V064000Received . 9,197 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Attaching bolts were mistakenly coated with a slippery material during production. This material will act as a lubricant and bolts may loosen and eventually fall off.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install new caliper bracket bolts free of charge.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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

11 complaints, 11 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.

1984 Chevrolet Corvette: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts6
Vehicle Speed Control2
Structure1
Visibility1
Power Train1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
4 Jun 2009

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 1984 Chevrolet Corvette, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP96006Defect petitionBRAKE PULLService Brakes, Hydraulic14 May 199618 Oct 1996
PE90032Preliminary evaluationTIE ROD SOCKET FAILURESuspension12 Jan 199022 Mar 199090V032000

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.

  1. 19640
  2. 19660
  3. 19681
  4. 19691
  5. 19741
  6. 19750
  7. 19760
  8. 19771
  9. 19780
  10. 19790
  11. 19800
  12. 19810
  13. 19845
  14. 19851
  15. 19863
  16. 19871
  17. 19883
  18. 19892
  19. 19902
  20. 19911
  21. 19921
  22. 19931
  23. 19940
  24. 19950
  25. 19960
  26. 19975
  27. 19982
  28. 19992
  29. 20002
  30. 20011
  31. 20021
  32. 20031
  33. 20042
  34. 20056
  35. 20065
  36. 20072
  37. 20080
  38. 20090
  39. 20100
  40. 20111
  41. 20121
  42. 20145
  43. 20155
  44. 20162
  45. 20174
  46. 20181
  47. 20191
  48. 20204
  49. 20212
  50. 20221
  51. 20231
  52. 20242
  53. 20253

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1984 Chevrolet Corvette: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/corvette/1984/. 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 1984 Chevrolet Corvette?
344,362 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Corvette have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Corvette, model years 1964 to 2025. 5 of them name the 1984 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette name most often?
Seat Belts: 6 of 11 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.