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Chevrolet K35 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 19 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Chevrolet K35 (1983–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

4
safety recalls, all years
19
owner complaints, all years
1983
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet K35 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 Chevrolet K3504
1995 Chevrolet K3502
1994 Chevrolet K3503
1993 Chevrolet K3504
1992 Chevrolet K3503
1991 Chevrolet K3501
1990 Chevrolet K3510
1989 Chevrolet K3502
1986 Chevrolet K3510
1985 Chevrolet K3510
1983 Chevrolet K3510

What Chevrolet K35 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 4.

All Chevrolet K35 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet K35, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

    NHTSA 90V108000 Reported 1,962 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Loose pivot bolt holding the brake pedal to its support bracket could disengage from the nut.

    Remedy: Retorque brake pedal pivot bolts to specifications to prevent loosening.

    Model years: 1990

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 86V131000 Reported 106,111 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without…

    Remedy: Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    Model years: 1986

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 85V052000 Reported 3,152 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Rim information may have been omitted on certification label installed on the left front door. Consequence of defect: these trucks do not conform with FMVSS 120, tire selections and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars.

    Remedy: Install new corrected labels.

    Model years: 1985

  4. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 83V034000 Reported 101 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicles may have been assembled without the roof marker lamps required for trucks of 80 or more inches overall width. Vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment".

    Remedy: Dealer will install roof marker lamps at no charge to owner.

    Model years: 1983

Other Chevrolet models

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.