1990 Chevrolet Corvette: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 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 34 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, 91V143000, in the NHTSA record
Replace the safety belts if the lockup occurs.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 232,046 units in total.
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: .
90V008000Received . 213 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Fuel feed and return line connectors have incorrect line end flare configurations.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Line ends could crack causing a fuel leak that could result in an engine compartment fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new fuel lines with correct end flare configuration.
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
34 complaints, 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 18 |
| Seat Belts | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Suspension | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.
- 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
- 20 Mar 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP96006 | Defect petition | BRAKE PULL | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 14 May 1996 | 18 Oct 1996 | |
| DP92011 | Defect petition | AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY | Air Bags | 22 May 1992 | 29 Oct 1992 | |
| PE90040 | Preliminary evaluation | PARKING BRAKE FAILURE | Parking Brake | 6 Feb 1990 | 11 Jun 1990 | |
| PE90038 | Preliminary evaluation | UNDER DASH FIRE | Electrical System | 2 Feb 1990 | 7 May 1990 | |
| PE90032 | Preliminary evaluation | TIE ROD SOCKET FAILURE | Suspension | 12 Jan 1990 | 22 Mar 1990 | 90V032000 |
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.
- 19600
- 19640
- 19660
- 19681
- 19691
- 19741
- 19750
- 19760
- 19771
- 19780
- 19790
- 19800
- 19810
- 19845
- 19851
- 19863
- 19871
- 19883
- 19892
- 19902
- 19911
- 19921
- 19931
- 19940
- 19950
- 19960
- 19975
- 19982
- 19992
- 20002
- 20011
- 20021
- 20031
- 20042
- 20056
- 20065
- 20072
- 20080
- 20090
- 20100
- 20111
- 20121
- 20130
- 20145
- 20155
- 20162
- 20174
- 20181
- 20191
- 20204
- 20212
- 20221
- 20231
- 20242
- 20253
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 1990 Chevrolet CorvetteThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Chevrolet Corvette: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/corvette/1990/. 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 1990 Chevrolet Corvette?
- 232,046 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 Corvette have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Corvette, model years 1960 to 2025. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette name most often?
- Air Bags: 18 of 41 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.