1989 Chevrolet S10: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1989 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 48 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, 96V195000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will retorque the upper and lower bolts to correct specifications.
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. 359,650 units in total.
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: .
93V008000Received . 215,052 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The engine cooling fan blades break as a result of fatigue and/or vehicle induced stress.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the blade breakage occurs while the hood is open, aperson working under the hood or in the vicinity of the vehicle could be struckand injured by the blade segment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a newly designed fan assembly.
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
48 complaints, 55 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.
- 1989 Chevrolet S10
- All 1989 vehicles
| Component | 1989 S10 | All 1989 vehicles | S10, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 181.8 | 121.1 | 24.8 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 127.3 | 139.7 | 47 | 7 |
| Tires | 109.1 | 28.6 | 18.7 | 6 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 72.7 | 65.8 | 36.8 | 4 |
| Structure | 72.7 | 53.9 | 63.4 | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 72.7 | 127.3 | 71.3 | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 54.5 | 115.1 | 269.3 | 3 |
| Steering | 54.5 | 42.4 | 19.6 | 3 |
| Seats | 36.4 | 22.6 | 34.1 | 2 |
| Power Train | 36.4 | 73.8 | 61.1 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Dec 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94029 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 29 Jul 1994 | 31 Jul 1996 | |
| EA92015 | Engineering analysis | HIGH IDLE FLARE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 22 May 1992 | 28 May 1993 | |
| PE92001 | Preliminary evaluation | HIGH IDLE FLARE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 7 Jan 1992 | 22 May 1992 | |
| PE91057 | Preliminary evaluation | HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE | Exterior Lighting | 6 Mar 1991 | 12 Jul 1991 | |
| DP90006 | Defect petition | LIFT GATE FALLS OFF | Unknown or Other | 13 Apr 1990 | 24 Jul 1990 |
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.
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 1989 Chevrolet S10The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1989 Chevrolet S10: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/s10/1989/. 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 1989 Chevrolet S10?
- 359,650 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 2018. 2 of them name the 1989 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Chevrolet S10 name most often?
- Seat Belts: 10 of 55 component mentions, or 181.8 per 1,000. For all 1989 vehicles the figure is 121.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Chevrolet S10 open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.