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Year · Make · Model

1983 Chevrolet Celebrity

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
2
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

2 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE Axle
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
83V105000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE1983-10-13

THE BRAKE PROPORTIONER VALVES MAY BREAK AND SEPARATE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WOULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND WOULD RESULT IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

FixTHE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ALL SUSPECT VALVES.

83V092000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE1983-09-14

PARKING BRAKE CABLES CONTAIN INCORRECT SPRINGS. THESE SPRINGS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS".

FixDEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL NEW REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA87006·STEERING1986-12-16 → 1988-09-19

POWER ST. ASSIST

DP86018·UNKNOWN OR OTHER1986-09-05 → 1986-12-19

POWER STEERING FAILURE

EA85046·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1985-08-30 → 1987-07-24

POWER BRAKE ASSIST

C85007·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1985-06-19 → 1989-05-18

REAR BRAKE LOCKUP

Led to recall66V003000

PE85016·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1984-12-03 → 1985-03-22

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall85V034000

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