CHEVROLET CAPRICE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

CHEVROLET CAPRICE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of CHEVROLET CAPRICE recalls and defective parts found on CHEVROLET CAPRICE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the CHEVROLET CAPRICE manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

Most Recent Recalls For CHEVROLET CAPRICE

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Recall
1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Units affected: 56701	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-11-24
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULATOR CAN CORRODE AND LEAK FLUID FROM THE FRONT BRAKE CIRCUIT.
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Recall
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Units affected: 21582	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-12-10
Summary: THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION DURING ASSEMBLY.
1991-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE SUSPENSION:REAR Recall
1991-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	SUSPENSION:REAR Units affected: 154214	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-01-31
Summary: THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT.
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Recall
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 102403	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-01-30
Summary: DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND CAN LOOSEN.
1994-1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Recall
1994-1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 308	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-01-30
Summary: DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND CAN LOOSEN.
1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Recall
1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Units affected: 83400	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-11-16
Summary: THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LINKAGE. THIS DOES NOT MEET WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION."
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE AIR BAGS Recall
1995-1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	AIR BAGS Units affected: 8946	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-11-03
Summary: THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH BOTH THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT CAUTION LABEL AND A ROOF RACK CAUTION LABEL INSTALLED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE SUN VISOR. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO.208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
1994-1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Recall
1994-1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Units affected: 87039	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1995-04-24
Summary: THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS." AT LOW TEMPERATURES, EXCESSIVE FRICTION CAN OCCUR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING Recall
1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING Units affected: 130581	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1994-10-25
Summary: THE FUEL TANK ATTACHMENT STRAP FASTENERS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THE FASTENERS CAN COMPLETELY DETACH, EVENTUALLY ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO SAG AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK TO STRIKE THE ROADWAY.
1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Recall
1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE	WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Units affected: 139	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1994-04-16
Summary: PAINT ON THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACES CAN ACT AS A SHIM BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE ROTOR/DRUM. AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE WHEEL IMBEDS INTO THE PAINT, LOOSENING THE LUG NUT AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CLAMP LOAD.