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1992 Chevrolet C1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet C1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 41.

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41Owner complaints

Model-year median: 41

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
33
198922
199039
199141
199264
1993152
1994209
1995
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
12Power Train
6Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Engine And Engine Cooling
3Fuel System, Gasoline
3
All reported categories
Seats
3Structure
3Tires
3Seat Belts
2Suspension
2Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 41 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports4 fire reports3 injury reports

Seats complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2001
SeatsCrashInjury

AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNDONE, THROWING CONSUMER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK SEAT BACK AND HEAD REST CAME FORWARD AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING OF CHEST MUSCLES AND BONE STRUCTURE, HEAD WAS THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MOUTH TO STRIKE CAUSING BAD CUTS AND BRUISES TO LOWER LIP, NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AR…

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AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNDONE, THROWING CONSUMER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK SEAT BACK AND HEAD REST CAME FORWARD AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING OF CHEST MUSCLES AND BONE STRUCTURE, HEAD WAS THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MOUTH TO STRIKE CAUSING BAD CUTS AND BRUISES TO LOWER LIP, NECK AND HEAD INJURIES ARE YET UNDIAGNOSED, SEAT BOLT STRIPPED OUT OF THE NUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING DRIVER TO BE INJURED FROM MOMENTUM OF SEAT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #889875

Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 1999
Seats

BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE RIVOT ACTION OF THE SEAT TO THE SEAT ITSELF HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #522538

Mileage unknown · Dec 2, 1996
Seats

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT, THE SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO BE IN THE RECLINING POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805737

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.