Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Chevrolet Lumina APV

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.

4
Open recalls
99
NHTSA complaints
8
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

99 filed
5
Crashes
2
Fires
8
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    12
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    12
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    11
  • Structure
    9
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    5
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    4

Recalls

4 campaigns
99I003000·SEATS1999-06-08

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BUCKET SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM LOWER BOLTS CAN LOOSEN. A LOOSE BOLT COULD FATIGUE AND BREAK, RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK FALLING REARWARD.

RiskTHE SEAT COULD SUDDENLY FALL BACKWARD, DISTRACTING THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL TIGHTEN OR REPLACE THE BOLTS AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. THIS POLICY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2002.

97V058000·STRUCTURE1997-04-08

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.

RiskIF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.

91V046000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1991-03-15

A RIGHT HAND SEAT/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW LEFT HAND SEAT POSITION (DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER).

RiskTHE INCORRECT RETRACTOR MAY CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK UPIF THE VAN IS PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE OCCUPANT COULDNOT EXTEND THE BELT FOR USE.

FixREPLACE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY.

89V164000·SEATS1989-10-02

THE REAR MODULAR SEAT FRAME HOLD-DOWN HOOKS MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PULL FORCE AT THE REAR SET ANCHORAGE.

RiskVEHICLES WOULD NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 207.

FixREPLACE REAR HOLD DOWN HOOKS AND PIVOT RIVETS WITH HEAT TREATED HARDWARE.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
EA00011·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2000-04-10 → 2001-01-12

ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION

Led to recall00V189000

RQ99002·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1999-03-04

ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION

Led to recall97V058000

RQ97017·STRUCTURE1997-10-02

CRADLE BOLT FAILURES

Led to recall97V058000

EA97019·SEATS1997-09-30 → 1999-06-08

FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE

Led to recall99I003000

PE97016·SEATS1997-04-07 → 1997-09-30

FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE

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