Recall Register

1987 Chevrolet S10: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Chevrolet S10. The newest campaign is 96V195000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Oct 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Sector. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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, 96V195000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will retorque the upper and lower bolts to correct specifications.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 144,658 units in total.

  1. 96V195000Received . 144,598 units.

    Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Sector

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The intermediate steering shaft loosens at the steering shaft to steering gear coupling. With this looseness, the yoke pinch bolt can wear on the splines of the shaft until there is no longer an interference between the splines and the bolt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause body to chassis movement allowing the steering shaft to separate from the steering gear which can result in a loss of steering control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will retorque the upper and lower bolts to correct specifications.

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

  2. 87V021000Received . 60 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Inner tie rod to relay rod nuts on steering linkage may be iimproperly torqued and not crimped.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of one or both nuts could lead to inner tie roddisengagement, which could result in loss of steering control and a truckcrash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace steering linkage assembly.

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

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Complaints by component

27 complaints, 44 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.

1987 Chevrolet S10: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
Fuel System, Gasoline5
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Power Train4
Structure4
Vehicle Speed Control3
Electrical System2
Exterior Lighting2
Visibility2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
7 Aug 2005

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 1987 Chevrolet S10, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 9 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Chevrolet S10
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE90039Preliminary evaluationSPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURESuspension5 Feb 199029 Jun 1990
EA89003Engineering analysisREAR AXLE SHAFTSuspension7 Nov 198824 Aug 1990
PE88047Preliminary evaluationREAR AXLE FAILURESuspension19 Apr 19887 Nov 1988
PE88002Preliminary evaluationFRCTR OF P/S PUMP BRCKTSteering9 Oct 198722 Apr 1988

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. 19810
  2. 19822
  3. 19831
  4. 19841
  5. 19850
  6. 19861
  7. 19872
  8. 19881
  9. 19892
  10. 19902
  11. 19916
  12. 19923
  13. 19933
  14. 19945
  15. 19955
  16. 19967
  17. 19976
  18. 19986
  19. 19990
  20. 20004
  21. 20011
  22. 20020
  23. 20031
  24. 20041

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Chevrolet S10: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/s10/1987/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Chevrolet S10?
144,658 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 S10 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 33 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet S10, model years 1981 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Chevrolet S10 name most often?
Seat Belts: 7 of 44 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Chevrolet S10 open?
No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.