1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups Recalls, Complaints & Specs
1 safety recall lists the 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups, and owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
1 safety recall for the 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Exterior (visibility)
Certain sport utility vehicles, MINI vans, and pickup trucks may develop a short circuit in the electric outside rearview mirror switch.
Remedy: Dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch. Owner notification began on april 24, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…
78 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. Reports cite 3 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 74,020 miles. Complaints peaked in 2003 with 20 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“While driving the power steering gave a quick lock up and lost power steering took pump off and pulley and shaft fell out of pump. *tr”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 31, 2012 · Steering
“Brake failure on 2 separate occasions due to brake line ruptures...once 6' below the master cylinder and 8 months later on a line to a rear brake. Both times lost the pedal. My truck is a 1998 ck 1500”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 17, 2010 · Service brakes, hydraulic
Compare Chevrolet C/K Pickups model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Chevrolet C/K Pickups model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 7 |
| 1993 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 12 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 52 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 23 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 22 |
| 1997 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 72 |
| 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 78 |
| 1999 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 37 |
| 2000 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 1 | 34 |
| 2001 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 24 |
| 2002 Chevrolet C/K Pickups | 0 | 14 |
Checking a specific 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups
How do I know if my 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 1 campaign currently lists the 1998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups; your car may already have been repaired under it.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Chevrolet dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V093000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Chevrolet models
- Malibu19,364 complaints
- Silverado 150018,029 complaints
- Impala10,434 complaints
- Tahoe10,032 complaints
- Equinox9,161 complaints
- Silverado8,799 complaints
- Blazer8,192 complaints
- Suburban8,164 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.