Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1988 Chevrolet C30, most frequently naming the seat belts category. 3 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 5 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 — 1 month 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.
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
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE
SUMMARY: COMPLAINTS ALLEGE POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCLUDING EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE, INABILITY TO LOCK FRONT WHEELS, OR PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW DESIGN FOR THESE MODELS. POSSIBLE INSUFICIENT POWER ASSIST ON SOME VEHICLES. ALL TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE
SUMMARY: COMPLAINTS ALLEGE POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW DESIGN FOR THESE MODELS. POSSIBLE INSUFICIENT POWER ASSIS ON SOME MODELS. ALL TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
HIGH TEMP & FUEL EXP
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT. TT
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1988Viewing | 1 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 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.