Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet C10, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and tires & wheels categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 4 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
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 3 months of data.
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.
1 campaign 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
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.
CNG FUEL TANK FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
FUEL TANK SUPPORT FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1961 CHEVROLET STEPSIDE C10 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER COBRA RADIAL G/T TIRES, SIZE: 265/50/15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD, AND WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06T016000 (TIRES). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO KNOCK AND RATTLE AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED 40-45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 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 | — |
| 1991Viewing | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 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.