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Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA. Recall text is the manufacturer's Part 573 report as filed with NHTSA. Complaint file through 15 May 2019; recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recalls by model year:

Recall campaigns

1. 91V143000SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGEReported 4 Sep 1991 · 231,833 units

   Defect, as filed: Under certain vehicle operations and occupant usage conditions, the safety belts can lockup or jam in the safety belt retractor.

   Consequence: 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: Replace the safety belts if the lockup occurs.

   Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

2. 86V120000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERReported 26 Aug 1986 · 18,223 units

   Defect, as filed: Severe and unusual braking conditions may cause damage to the brake master cylinder center valve. Consequence of defect: if sufficient damage occurs, loss of front brakes may occur with increased pedal travel and reduced braking ability. The reduction of braking ability at a time when minimum stopping distance is required could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

   Remedy: New master cylinder center valve and related parts will be installed.

   Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

3. 86V056000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCHReported 28 Apr 1986 · 93,317 units

   Defect, as filed: The push-pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning. Note: also, see NHTSA campaign number 86v131000.

   Remedy: Replace headlight switch as necessary.

   Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

Each entry links to the NHTSA record. NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are free of charge at an authorised dealer; check a specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Complaints by component

Component mentions per 1,000 for the 1986 Chevrolet Corvette (black) against all 1986 model-year vehicles in the file (yellow). A complaint can name more than one component.

15 unique complaints, 16 component mentions; 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported by complainants. Complaint narratives are not republished.

Complaints by year received

Investigations

Other Chevrolet Corvette model years

Model years with a single campaign and fewer than 25 complaints have no page here; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record for that year.

All Chevrolet Corvette model years · Chevrolet: 177 model lines

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Provenance

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation flat files (recalls, complaints, investigations), public domain, files dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints). Complaints since 1 Jan 1995. Counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; per-1,000 rates divide a component's mentions by all mentions for the same group. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections and the methodology.