Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1981 Chevrolet Chevette

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.

3
Open recalls
5
NHTSA complaints
7
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR Position Indication (PRNDL)
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
83V027000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1983-03-04

THE CARBURETOR FUEL PLUG MAY COME OUT AND FUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE CARBURETOR.

FixTHE DEALER WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CARBURETOR INLET PLUG TO PREVENT IT FROM DISLODGING, AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

82V106000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1982-11-01

THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET HOUSING PLUG IN THE SIDE OF THE CARBURETOR MAY COME OUT.

FixTHE DEALER WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP ON THE CARBURETOR INLET PLUG TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKAGE, WITHOUT CHARGE.

81V060000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1981-05-19

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS CONTAIN FIRST LOCK POSITIONS WHICH WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USED BY SMALLER PASSENGERS. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".

FixALL OWNERS WILL BE SENT A PRE-PAID POSTAGE CARD THAT IS TO BE FILLED OUT AND SENT BACK. THE CARD WILL INDICATE WHETHER THE SEAT BELTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IF DEALER INSPECTS SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE.

NHTSA investigations

7 actions
PE88023·POWER TRAIN1988-02-05 → 1988-04-08

SHIFTER FAILURE

Led to recall88V050000

DP87009·SEAT BELTS1986-12-30 → 1987-02-10

SAFETY BELTS

EA86033·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1986-09-30 → 1987-08-25

BRAKE FAILURE

PE86057·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1986-05-23 → 1986-09-26

BRAKE FAILURE/FIREWALL

EA85018·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1985-03-13 → 1987-09-04

CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT

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