Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Motor Home, most frequently naming the brakes and other / unspecified categories. 1 manufacturer communication is on file.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| Jan 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 2003 | 1 | 6 |
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
96 P-30 CHEVROLET: AUTO PARKING BRAKE,THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE IS UNRELIBLE AND DANGERS.NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS,BUT ALSO TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND IT, AS THIS AUTO BRAKE SYS WILL LOCK UP AND THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER IT.
THE BED IN THE MOTOR HOME CAME DOWN HARD. IT TOOK FOUR PEOPLE TO PUT IT BACK UP. ALSO, THERE WERE NO WARNING LABELS OR THE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED SAFETY PINS. VEHICLE IS A CHEVY TREK MOTOR HOME. *JG
THE CONSUMER STATES HE FIRST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE, THEN THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE IN REVERSE, THE AUTO PARK LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF/EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AGAIN, AND THE AUTO PARK FAILED TO RELEASE IN AN IDENTICAL MANNER AS ABOVE, WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER; THERE WAS A FAILED PRESSURE SENSOR AND INDICATED THAT A TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE HAD ALLOWED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE BRAKE DRUM AREA. THE CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS RELIABLY REPAIRED AND TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY COSTS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE INCURRED HAD GM BEEN BEEN FORTHCOMING WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION. (MOTORHOME ON A 228 P-30 CHASSIS) *SCC
THE "AUTO APPLY" BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES ISA DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE BRAKE IS HELD OFF BY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND WHEN PRESSURE IS LOST THE BRAKE LOCKS UP. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR CHEVROLET SERVICE REPLACED THE HYDRO PUMP MOTOR,THE PRESSURE SWITH AND THE SYSTEM HAS SINCE LOCKED UP. SEARCHING THE 'NET AT DIFFERENT FORUMS REVELS MANY INCIDENTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. CANNOT FIND ANYONE IN CHEVROLET'S TECH SUPPORT THAT REALLY KNOWS THE SYSTEM WELL ENOUGH TO STATE A REAL FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IMAGINE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65-70 AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE SYSTEM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE REMOVED FROM THESE VEHICLES BY CHEVEROLET AND REPLACED WITH A MECHANICAL PARK BRAKE.*AK
THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO ACTIVATE. MJS
ABS BRAKES FADED GOING DOWN HILL
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
PARKING BRAKE
SUBJECT REGARDING PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. *SLC
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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.