Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet K10, most frequently naming the body & structure, electrical and airbags categories.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 2002 | 1 | 4 |
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.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR CANNOT OPEN UNLESS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR IS OPENED FIRST. THERE IS NO HANDLE ON THE BACK DOOR. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH THE CHEVROLET REP. AND WAS INFORMED THAT THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. *JG
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION PULLING, NOISE IS ALSO NOTICABLE ON THE LEFT/PULLING SIDE, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT AND HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE SIDEWAYS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
BOLT THAT HOLDS SPLIT STEERING SHAFT CAME OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1998Viewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 55.3 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1992 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1990 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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.