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Chevrolet P3

Every Chevrolet P3 model year on file, 1985 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years90 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131985 to 1999
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins57Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 33% of the model's total

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

012319851987198919911995199731999
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 P3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
7
Fuel system
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet P3 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 P3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0024
1998Other30.01000017
1997Other30.0100005
1996Other20.0100106
1995Not decoded0NoneNone005
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
1991Other10.050400
1990Not decoded0NoneNone200
1989Not decoded0NoneNone100
1988Not decoded0NoneNone100
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
1985Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet P3

  • 96V-005 Jan 16, 1996
    Engine cooling fan assemblies can break from fatigue caused by engine and/or vehicle induced stresses
    Engine and cooling · 108 vehicles
  • 92V-129 Sep 8, 1992
    19.5 x 6 front steel wheel disc cracks outside the mounting bolt circle and ends at the hub's diameter
    Wheels · 6,784 vehicles
  • 91V-216 Dec 13, 1991
    Some chassis were shipped to body builders with damaged fill or vent opening caps on the right-hand side
    Fuel system · 4,350 vehicles
  • 91V-133 Aug 5, 1991
    Automatic apply transmission mounted parking brake lever pivot bolt "finger" may be loose
    Brakes · 744 vehicles
  • 91V-123 Jul 16, 1991
    Brakes may have missing rear axle outer bearing retaining ring and or greater than specified bearing end play
    Brakes · 3,085 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.