Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Chevrolet C10, most frequently naming the fuel system, brakes and seat belts categories. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 2 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| May 1995 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 1995 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 1998 | 1 | 5 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
2 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY FUEL LINE LEAKING ON THE ENGINE. TT
RED BUTTON STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, INOPERATIVE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, BOLT WHICH ANCHORS STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BACKED OUT, RESULTING IN STEERING COLUMN HANGING DOWN TOWARDS SEAT, ALMOST DROPPING. TT
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. UPON STOPPING VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES, FUEL LINE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. TT
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 1995 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 57.1 |
| 1994 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 52.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1989Viewing | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.