1995 Chevrolet Lumina: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina. The newest campaign is 98V306000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Dec 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 492 complaints on file for 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, 98V306000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt system.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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

6 campaigns, newest first. 518,923 units in total.

98V3060001 Dec 1998Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
97V06500018 Apr 1997Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
97V01700011 Feb 1997Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring
95V2140003 Nov 1995Vehicle Speed Control
95V03000027 Feb 1995Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
94V23000021 Nov 1994Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint

98V306000Received 1 Dec 1998. 111,470 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The center rear seat belt anchor plate exhibits stress cracks.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat belt system can fracture, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt system.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Dec 1998.
97V065000Received 18 Apr 1997. 50,709 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The center rear seat belt anchor plate exhibits stress cracks.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat belt system can fracture and injury to the seat occupant can occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt system.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 May 1997.
97V017000Received 11 Feb 1997. 349,331 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some of these vehicles have a strained or separated washer/wiper switch power feed wire.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can cause the windshield washer/wiper to work intermittently and could ultimately result in inoperative wipers. If this were to occur in a severe weather situation, driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the old designed washer/wiper switches with a newly designed switch.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Mar 1997.
95V214000Received 3 Nov 1995. 6,772 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were assembled with throttle cable support brackets that could contact the throttle lever system and inhibit the throttle return. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 124, "accelerator control systems."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: the throttle may faitl to return quickly causing the engine speed to not decrease to a level anticipated by the driver.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the throttle cable support bracket.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jan 1996.
95V030000Received 27 Feb 1995. 420 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The four (4) steering column support bracket attaching bolts were under torqued during assembly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inadequate torque can cause these bolts to vibrate, loosen, or fall out resulting in loss of steering control and increase the potential for a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will retorque the steering column support bracket attaching bolts to the correct specifications.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
94V230000Received 21 Nov 1994. 221 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
Defect, in the NHTSA record
A right-hand lower control arm tapered ball joint mounting hole was incorrectly machined. Movement within this attachment can allow the ball joint stud to fatigue and fracture.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the ball joint fractured while the vehicle was in motion, loss of steering control to the vehicle can occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the right-hand lower control arm and ball joint stud on all involved vehicles.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Dec 1994.

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Complaints by component

492 complaints, 670 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.

1995 Chevrolet Lumina
All 1995 vehicles

1995 Chevrolet Lumina: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1995 Lumina	All 1995 vehicles	Lumina, all years	Mentions
Visibility	149.3	61	49.7	100
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	125.4	137.3	300	84
Engine and Engine Cooling	107.5	144.8	101.1	72
Power Train	89.6	108.5	48.9	60
Electrical System	73.1	79.9	74.9	49
Air Bags	53.7	71.4	33.9	36
Structure	52.2	40.2	56.4	35
Suspension	49.3	49.1	29.4	33
Exterior Lighting	43.3	22.5	26.7	29
Seats	38.8	24.1	17.7	26

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash: 50
Complaints that report a fire: 8
Injuries in the complaints: 45
Deaths in the complaints: 6
Date of the newest complaint: 3 Dec 2014

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 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 88 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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 1995 Chevrolet LuminaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Chevrolet Lumina: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/lumina/1995/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina?: 518,923 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Lumina have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Lumina, model years 1987 to 2008. 6 of them name the 1995 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina name most often?: Visibility: 100 of 670 component mentions, or 149.3 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 61 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Chevrolet Lumina open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.