By model year
The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 79
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.
Model line
Chevrolet Pickup
Every Chevrolet Pickup model year on file, 1972 to 2003. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years47244 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years211972 to 2003
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins101Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the Chevrolet Pickup complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Chevrolet Pickup 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Not decoded | 10 | 0.0 | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | Pickup | 17 | 5.9 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | Pickup | 17 | 23.5 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | Pickup | 32 | 9.4 | 400 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 1999 | Pickup | 39 | 2.6 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1998 | Pickup | 50 | 14.0 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | Pickup | 75 | 10.7 | 500 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | Pickup | 60 | 10.0 | 1,000 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 1995 | Pickup | 79 | 6.3 | 988 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 1994 | Pickup | 58 | 8.6 | 829 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | Pickup | 8 | 12.5 | 123 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | Pickup | 16 | 12.5 | 291 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | Pickup | 11 | 9.1 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | 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 Pickup
- 08E-050 Aug 11, 2008
These headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard…
Lighting · 1,921 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.