1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The campaign is 96V122000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jul 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum. NHTSA has 155 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 this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 96V122000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for proper booster installation. Boosters found to be improperly located will be removed and reinstalled properly.
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
1 campaign. 3,591 units in total.
96V122000Received . 3,591 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were assembled with one of the four brake booster tabs not properly located in the front of dash reinforcement assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this condition were present in a situation where stopping distances were small, a vehicle crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for proper booster installation. Boosters found to be improperly located will be removed and reinstalled properly.
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
155 complaints, 255 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.
- 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Monte Carlo | All 1996 vehicles | Monte Carlo, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 215.7 | 84 | 211.2 | 55 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 192.2 | 120.9 | 114 | 49 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 176.5 | 140.9 | 108.3 | 45 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 66.7 | 51.5 | 30 | 17 |
| Structure | 43.1 | 39.5 | 25 | 11 |
| Power Train | 43.1 | 97.9 | 56 | 11 |
| Equipment | 35.3 | 21.9 | 15.9 | 9 |
| Unknown or Other | 35.3 | 22.4 | 16.5 | 9 |
| Steering | 31.4 | 48.9 | 69.8 | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 31.4 | 42 | 22.3 | 8 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 14
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 10
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Nov 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA03019 | Engineering analysis | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 15 Sep 2003 | 18 Dec 2003 | 03V527000 |
| RQ03001 | Recall query | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 2 Jan 2003 | 15 Sep 2003 | |
| EA98019 | Engineering analysis | DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 31 Aug 1998 | 13 Dec 2001 | |
| PE98023 | Preliminary evaluation | DEGRADED BRAKING PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 23 Apr 1998 | 31 Aug 1998 | 01I014000 |
| EA96023 | Engineering analysis | INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | Air Bags | 27 Sep 1996 | 13 Feb 1998 |
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.
- 19701
- 19731
- 19742
- 19751
- 19763
- 19772
- 19787
- 19794
- 19803
- 19811
- 19821
- 19831
- 19842
- 19850
- 19862
- 19871
- 19880
- 19901
- 19911
- 19953
- 19961
- 19971
- 19983
- 19993
- 20005
- 20015
- 20024
- 20036
- 20044
- 20051
- 20061
- 20071
- 20080
- 20100
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 1996 Chevrolet Monte CarloThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/monte-carlo/1996/. 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 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo?
- 3,591 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Monte Carlo have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 44 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, model years 1970 to 2010. 1 of them names the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo name most often?
- Electrical System: 55 of 255 component mentions, or 215.7 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 84 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.