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Chevrolet Caprice

Every Chevrolet Caprice model year on file, 1965 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years705114 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years411965 to 2018
Recall campaigns37Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8,200Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 146, 21% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05010015019651969197419791983198719911461995200420142018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Chevrolet Caprice complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
131
Electrical system
111
Speed control
67
Engine and cooling
61
Suspension
55
Steering
53
Seat belts
51
Fuel system
41
Powertrain
38
Airbags
36
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Caprice model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Caprice by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone00286
2017Not decoded0NoneNone00798
2016Not decoded0NoneNone00880
2015Not decoded0NoneNone001,148
2014SUV120.027311,256
2013Sedan616.718401,228
2012Not decoded0NoneNone301,186
2011Sedan10.05301,054
2004Not decoded0NoneNone00137
2003Not decoded10.010000132
1997Not decoded333.3300004
1996Sedan653.13258332
1995Sedan8811.447611529
1994Sedan14614.491310416
1993Sedan6121.3254603
1992Sedan8920.24941123
1991Sedan13121.46901043
1990Not decoded616.7600221
1989Not decoded1822.21,800220
1988Not decoded128.31,200311
1987Wagon1717.6425421
1986Wagon3013.3546341
1985Coupe40.0100541
1984Sedan742.9200240
1983Sedan850.0400110
1982Not decoded0NoneNone200
1981Not decoded0NoneNone200
1980Not decoded0NoneNone300
1979Not decoded0NoneNone400
1978Not decoded0NoneNone300
1977Not decoded0NoneNone400
1976Not decoded0NoneNone200
1974Not decoded0NoneNone300
1973Not decoded0NoneNone100
1972Not decoded0NoneNone200
1971Not decoded0NoneNone300
1969Not decoded0NoneNone400
1968Not decoded0NoneNone200
1967Not decoded0NoneNone200
1966Not decoded0NoneNone200
1965Not decoded0NoneNone300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Caprice

  • 15V-636 Oct 9, 2015
    Affected vehicles received replacement seat base assemblies during repair service, but during the work, the seat position target bracket may not…
    Seats · 23 vehicles
  • 15V-399 Jun 23, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cables that connect the seat belts to the vehicle at the outside of the driver seat and the front…
    Seat belts · 47k vehicles
  • 14V-544 Sep 9, 2014
    Affected vehicles are Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV), equipped with a specific transmission selector lever that contains two pins that can become…
    Powertrain · 7,598 vehicles
  • 14V-540 Sep 9, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run…
    Electrical system · 47k vehicles
  • 14V-446 Jul 23, 2014
    Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in place during a high…
    Seats · 124k vehicles
  • 14V-375 Jun 27, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper motor gear teeth may strip causing the windshield wipers to become inoperative
    Visibility and wipers · 4,794 vehicles
  • 09E-025 May 11, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 43k vehicles
  • 09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
    These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
    Lighting · 16k vehicles
  • 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
    Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
    Equipment · 122k vehicles
  • 06E-065 Jul 17, 2006
    Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles
    Lighting · 3,593 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.