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1997 Chevrolet G30

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 4 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 15, 2004
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHEN I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER 1999 THE AIRBAG DIDN'T WORK IN THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING. ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED ME INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD. THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK BECAUSE MY HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD.IT LEFT ME BLEEDING IN MY BRAIN.

NHTSA ODI #10070795

Mileage unknown · May 31, 2000
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicCrash

ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS 4 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ODI #862763

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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