IllustrationWHILE DAUGTHER WAS PUTTING SEAT BELT ON THE SPRING THAT RETRACTS BELT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT. OWNER BELIEVES THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *AK *ML
1993 Chevrolet Caprice
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
4 reportsDRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT AND THE SPRING BROKE. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, ITS PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT BACK, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SEATBELT. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, WHEN RELEASED, BECAME LOOSE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *JB
Official recalls
196V020000 · Suspension:rear
Jan 31, 1996
THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN BE AGGRAVATED BY THE SEVERE DUTY CYCLE OF THESE VEHICLES AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRACTURE COMPLETELY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENTS.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.