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Chevrolet S10 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 33 safety recalls and 5,828 owner complaints across 28 model years of the Chevrolet S10 (1981–2018). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

33
safety recalls, all years
5,828
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls
1994
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet S10 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Chevrolet S1003
2017 Chevrolet S1001
2016 Chevrolet S1001
2006 Chevrolet S1001
2004 Chevrolet S10121
2003 Chevrolet S101178
2002 Chevrolet S100214
2001 Chevrolet S101308
2000 Chevrolet S104471
1999 Chevrolet S100231
1998 Chevrolet S106613
1997 Chevrolet S106469
1996 Chevrolet S107665
1995 Chevrolet S105910
1994 Chevrolet S105963
1993 Chevrolet S103233
1992 Chevrolet S103180
1991 Chevrolet S106174
1990 Chevrolet S10229
1989 Chevrolet S10248
1988 Chevrolet S10137
1987 Chevrolet S10227
1986 Chevrolet S10122
1985 Chevrolet S10011
1984 Chevrolet S1018
1983 Chevrolet S1017
1982 Chevrolet S1022
1981 Chevrolet S1001

What Chevrolet S10 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5,828 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 963.

All Chevrolet S10 recalls (33)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet S10, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V132000 Reported 183,922 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with correct labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began on june 4, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  2. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 03V159000 Reported 1,755,876 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles with certain model-engine combinations, the windshield wiper motor may fail due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. The windshield wipers could work intermittently or not at all.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover. Owner notification began on june 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  3. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 00V374000 Reported 492 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric passenger vehicles and pickup trucks containing a nickel metal hydride (nimh) battery pack. These vehicles contain software within the battery pack module intended to disable the vehicle from being driven if the electrical resistance with the battery pack exceeds a prescribed value. Affected vehicles will…

    Remedy: Dealers will install revised software in the battery pack module.

    Model years: 1998

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 00V258001 Reported 223,194 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Some of these vehicles were built with incorrect payload information on the vehicle certification label. The payload shown on the label is greater than the maximum validated payload. If the vehicle were loaded to the incorrectly labeled payload, it may not ride…

    Remedy: Owners will be sent a new label for installation on the driver's door of the vehicle.

    Model years: 2000

  5. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 00V220000 Reported 14,279 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864mm above the road surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.

    Model years: 1998

  6. Seat belts

    NHTSA 00V228003 Reported 156,305 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  7. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V159000 Reported 306 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: electric pickup trucks. A condition in which the fuel-fired heater fill pipe ground strap contacts the rear passenger side brake pipe.

    Remedy: Dealers will relocate the ground strap attachment, inspect the brake pipe for wear, and replace the brake pipe if necessary.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  8. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 00V069200 Reported 576 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: generation 1 electric light duty pickup trucks. These vehicles were built with a charge port assembly that could fail during a charging event.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the charge port assembly with a redesigned charge port assembly.

    Model years: 1997

  9. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V055000 Reported 10,674 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes. Some of these vehicles have an antilock brake system (ABS) motor containing an out-of-specification spring clip. This clip could allow the motor bearing to become misaligned. If misalignment occurs, eventually the ABS would be non-functional.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake pressure module valve assembly.

    Model years: 2000

  10. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 99V220000 Reported 3,947 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: s -trucks equipped with 2 wheel drive. These vehicles may have had the right-hand antilock brake system (ABS) module feed pipe and/or brake crossover pipe tube nuts tightened without seating the pipe-flared-ends enough to withstand normal assembly and vehicle inputs without partially unseating. This does not comply…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the brake pipe union for signs of brake fluid, and if necessary, install a new brake pipe union.

    Model years: 2000

  11. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 99V193000 Reported 1,125,749 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with ABS (antilock braking system) manufactured from september 1989 through august 1996. Under certain driving conditions the switch which signals the ABS system whether the vehicle is in 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive can malfunction causing…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

  12. Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)

    NHTSA 98V177000 Reported 354 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with electric drive. Rapid fogging of the interior glass can occur within two minutes after the heat is turned on if (1) the outside temperature is between 35 and 76 degrees fahrenheit and (2) water has collected on the heat exchanger during previous operation of the air conditioning.

    Remedy: Owners are being provided with a caution label and supplemental insert for their owner's manual advising them to follow a "stop and wait" procedure to help avoid window fogging while driving.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  13. Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)

    NHTSA 98V150001 Reported 1,557,585 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, 2 and 4-wheel drive. Solder joints near the wiring harness connector can crack causing the windshield wipers to work intermittently.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover.

    Model years: 1995, 1996

  14. Electrical system: front underhood

    NHTSA 97V208001 Reported 33,973 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose vehicles. An engine electrical wiring-harness clip can melt and drip onto the exhaust manifold.

    Remedy: Dealers are contacting owners by telephone to have their vehicles towed to the dealer and alternate transportation provided to them until the dealer can reroute the electrical wiring-harness.

    Model years: 1998

  15. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 97V218000 Reported 19,716 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. A fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. If the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe.

    Model years: 1998

  16. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 97V146001 Reported 146,167 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty passenger pickup trucks equipped with 4.3l engines. The front brake line can contact the left-hand side of the engine oil pan causing the brake line to wear to the point of brake fluid loss during brake application.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the clearance between the oil pan and the brake line. If the clearance is 6mm or less, dealers will install an additional brake line clip and if there was contact between the oil pan and brake…

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  17. Seat belts

    NHTSA 97V096001 Reported 586,058 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: extended cab pickup trucks equipped with 60/40 front bench seats and extended cab pickup trucks and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with manual locking recliner bucket seats. The outboard safety belt webbing on the driver's and/or passenger's seat can separate during a frontal impact.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a protective cover over the recliner mechanism.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  18. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 97V008001 Reported 55 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The top coat paint severely peels due to overbaking of the powder primer prior to the top coat application. Since the windshield primer and adhesive adhere to the top coat paint onthe windshield opening flange, the windshield does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting."

    Remedy: All vehicles have been repurchased. This campaign is 100%.

    Model years: 1996

  19. Shaft sector (steering)

    NHTSA 96V195000 Reported 144,598 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The intermediate steering shaft loosens at the steering shaft to steering gear coupling. With this looseness, the yoke pinch bolt can wear on the splines of the shaft until there is no longer an interference between the splines and the bolt.

    Remedy: Dealers will retorque the upper and lower bolts to correct specifications.

    Model years: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  20. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 96V035000 Reported 24,906 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Some of these trucks were built with transmissions containing parts which were not machined to GM's specifications.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the transmission main shaft output torque using a special tool. If the output torque does not meet specifications, the transmission will be replaced.

    Model years: 1996

  21. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 95V180000 Reported 73,163 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Fan blade rivet breakage can occur causing the fan blade to separate from the spider.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace, if necessary, the fan with a newer fan having thicker-headed rivets.

    Model years: 1995

  22. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 94V228000 Reported 30,263 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    A vacuum hose can detach from the power brake booster check valve as a result of engine backfire.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a clamp on the power brake booster assist.

    Model years: 1994

  23. Filler pipe and cap (fuel system)

    NHTSA 94V014000 Reported 117,200 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The fuel tank filler pipes were not manufactured to specification which caused loss of fuel between the fuel tank filler pipe and the vent tube during a test. The loss of fuel was in excess of the amount permitted by FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel filler pipe on these vehicles.

    Model years: 1994

  24. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 93V105000 Reported 409 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The outboard rear safety belt assembly will not release the webbing from the retracted position. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS 209, "seat belt assemblies."

    Remedy: Replace any belt that does not freely extend from the retracted position.

    Model years: 1993

  25. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 93V008000 Reported 215,052 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The engine cooling fan blades break as a result of fatigue and/or vehicle induced stress.

    Remedy: Install a newly designed fan assembly.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

  26. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 91V108000 Reported 102,885 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicles have been shipped with the fuel tank sender seal out of position.

    Remedy: Replace sender seals.

    Model years: 1991

  27. Suspension: lower arm

    NHTSA 90V193000 Reported 237 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Nuts used to attach lower control arms, rear spring and shackle, and rear shock absorbers do not meet specifications and could "strip".

    Remedy: Replace lower control arm attachment nuts as well as rear spring and shackle, and rear shock absorber nuts.

    Model years: 1991

  28. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 90V107000 Reported 181 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Use of improper primer on metal surfaces of windshield and side window openings could cause low adhesion to the metal surface and would not provide retention required by FMVSS 212.

    Remedy: Remove and reinstall glass using proper primer.

    Model years: 1991

  29. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 87V021000 Reported 60 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Inner tie rod to relay rod nuts on steering linkage may be iimproperly torqued and not crimped.

    Remedy: Replace steering linkage assembly.

    Model years: 1987

  30. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 86V140000 Reported 10,064 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Tire and wheel information on certification label may be incorrect. Consequence of defect: trucks fail to comply with FMVSS 120.

    Remedy: Install certified label with correct information.

    Model years: 1986

  31. Wheel cylinders (service brakes)

    NHTSA 85V048000 Reported 1,810,000 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Excessive enlargement of the wheel cylinder pilot hole in the rear brake backing plate could allow the wheel cylinder to rotate and cause loss of brake fluid. Consequence of defect: a loss of brake fluid leads to loss of rear brake action, creating the potential for an accident. Front brakes would remain operational.

    Remedy: Add a part to prevent wheel cylinder from rotating.

    Model years: 1982

  32. Lubricant (power train)

    NHTSA 84V073000 Reported 35,919 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Rear wheels may lock suddenly due to insufficient lubrication between mainshaft and first gear.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace transmission fluid with a blended fluid and in addition, will update the maintenance schedule.

    Model years: 1982, 1983

  33. Recliner (seats)

    NHTSA 84V011000 Reported 76,586 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.

    Remedy: Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.

    Model years: 1984

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.