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Chevrolet K1500

Every Chevrolet K1500 model year on file, 1988 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years37833 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91988 to 1996
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins14Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 118, 31% of the model's total

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

0306090120198819891990199119921993199419951181996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Chevrolet K1500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
126
Brakes
66
Seats
62
Tires
25
Powertrain
23
Engine and cooling
18
Fuel system
15
Seat belts
14
Electrical system
13
Structure
13
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet K1500 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 K1500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Pickup9411.71,567203
1995Pickup11810.21,475213
1994Not decoded1004.05,000212
1993Pickup229.1314201
1992Pickup1618.8246201
1991Pickup10.018201
1990Pickup714.3175301
1989Pickup100.0200301
1988Pickup100.0333201
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet K1500

  • 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-043 May 19, 2006
    Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
    Fuel system · 88k vehicles
  • 90V-170 Sep 17, 1990
    Trucks can contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust rear seat lap-shoulder belts as required by fmvss 209
    Seat belts · 194k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.