Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Chevrolet C20, most frequently naming the engine, driver assistance and fuel system categories. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 1997 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 2000 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb 2003 | 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.
3 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
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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
*OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT* THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN MOTION.*JG *JB
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND PULLED OVER, HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE COMPARTMENT AREA WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AND BURNING, THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
ENGINE FIRE (OHIO CRASH REPORT).
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED IT WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
THE REAR END WAS MAKING NOISE THE END CASE SNAP CONSUMER TOOK HOME AND IT HAS AIR BUBBLE IN THE WELD. TT
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 58.6 |
| 1994 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 60.4 |
| 1993 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51.7 |
| 1992 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1990Viewing | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 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.