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1983 Chevrolet Van Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 11, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 29, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 Chevrolet Van. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Engine
Filed Jun 11, 2001
Fire reported

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ID
561540
Incident
Apr 25, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 5, 2000

TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON 2 OF THE 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND WILL NOT BUY FIRESTONE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
730293
Incident
Jan 28, 1985
Engine
Filed Mar 8, 2000
Fire reported

VAN EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID
551277
Incident
Jan 2, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jan 29, 1998

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID
605739

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .