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Chevrolet Corvette

Every Chevrolet Corvette model year on file, 1960 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5,144197 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years621960 to 2025

Recall campaigns49Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins24,829Summed across model years

By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 540

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

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

Components

Fuel system leads the Chevrolet Corvette complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system

1,171

Steering

1,106

Wheels

559

Electrical system

505

Powertrain

380

Brakes

350

Engine and cooling

316

Lighting

311

Stability and traction control

308

Structure

220

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Corvette 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 Corvette by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2025	Coupe	10	20.0	667	3	0	312
2024	Coupe	21	14.3	700	2	0	496
2023	Coupe	25	12.0	1,250	1	0	650
2022	Convertible	21	0.0	525	1	0	681
2021	Coupe	13	7.7	650	2	0	769
2020	Coupe	34	2.9	1,700	4	0	923
2019	Coupe	148	1.4	4,933	1	0	791
2018	Coupe	51	2.0	2,550	1	0	1,009
2017	Coupe	256	1.2	6,400	4	0	1,271
2016	Coupe	104	1.9	3,467	2	0	1,463
2015	Coupe	65	4.6	1,300	5	0	1,823
2014	Coupe	62	11.3	1,240	5	1	1,985
2013	Coupe	82	1.2	1,025	0	0	1,436
2012	Coupe	56	3.6	1,120	1	0	1,378
2011	Coupe	85	3.5	1,063	1	0	1,302
2010	Convertible	84	2.4	933	0	0	1,261
2009	Coupe	151	0.7	7,550	0	0	1,091
2008	Coupe	540	1.9	3,000	0	0	1,029
2007	Coupe	341	2.6	4,263	2	2	952
2006	Coupe	365	4.1	4,294	5	4	829
2005	Coupe	532	3.2	4,433	6	4	712
2004	Coupe	217	2.3	868	4	2	480
2003	Convertible	85	11.8	944	3	1	456
2002	Coupe	157	1.9	981	3	1	430
2001	Coupe	203	3.9	1,504	3	2	402
2000	Coupe	278	6.1	1,390	4	3	359
1999	Coupe	308	5.2	1,283	4	5	151
1998	Coupe	399	3.3	1,376	4	5	152
1997	Coupe	153	2.0	464	7	4	134
1996	Coupe	44	13.6	128	1	2	30
1995	Convertible	32	21.9	582	1	1	32
1994	Convertible	29	6.9	725	1	2	10
1993	Coupe	22	18.2	133	2	1	6
1992	Coupe	7	28.6	100	2	2	5
1991	Coupe	24	16.7	300	3	1	4
1990	Coupe	34	11.8	243	4	5	4
1989	Convertible	15	13.3	214	4	2	3
1988	Coupe	16	0.0	320	5	3	2
1987	Convertible	21	4.8	420	3	5	2
1986	Convertible	15	6.7	None	5	5	2
1985	Coupe	16	0.0	400	3	4	1
1984	Coupe	14	7.1	467	6	2	1
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1981	Coupe	6	0.0	300	2	0	0
1980	Not decoded	3	0.0	300	2	0	0
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1973	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1971	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1970	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1969	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1968	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1967	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1966	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1965	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1964	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1960	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Corvette

26V-213 Apr 2, 2026
Software error may prevent detection of a rear turn signal light failure
Lighting · 33k vehicles
25V-536 Aug 21, 2025
Excess fuel may spill into the vehicle fuel-filler pocket during refueling and leak onto an ignition source
Fuel system · 24k vehicles
25V-175 Mar 20, 2025
Electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail
Steering · 934 vehicles
24V-418 Jun 6, 2024
Driver and/or passenger seat belt retractors may lock in a stowed position and become inaccessible to occupants
Seat belts · 13k vehicles
22V-091 Feb 17, 2022
Rear half-shaft assemblies may be missing one or more ball bearings, which can result in a loss of drive power
Powertrain · 22 vehicles
21V-421 Jun 10, 2021
Communications gateway module incorrectly processes a loss of communication with the sensing diagnostic module (SDM), causing the air bag…
Airbags · 286k vehicles
20V-588 Sep 24, 2020
Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake…
Brakes · 3,677 vehicles
20V-581 Sep 24, 2020
Driver's seat belt retractor may not lock as intended during a crash
Seat belts · 5 vehicles
20V-489 Aug 18, 2020
Despite visual and audible warnings, the vehicle can be driven with the front trunk lid unlatched
Electrical system · 7,071 vehicles
20V-461 Aug 6, 2020
Release button located inside the front trunk compartment may not function after the vehicle has been shut off for ten minutes
Electrical system · 5,141 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.