Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1998 Chevrolet K20, most frequently naming the engine category.
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.
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 SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE STEERED, AND CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER FIXED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A PIECE OF TENSION PULLEY THAT TIGHTENS THE BELT BROKE AND CUT THE SERPENTINE BELT IN HALF. *SLC
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998Viewing | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 3 | 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.