Defect
THE PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT. CONSEQUENCE OF…
Remedy
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
1986 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Recalls
Recalls on record Updated July 2026
The 1986 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 93,317 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
Complaints by component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TIRES
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak”
“Fuel tank mounted outside of frame. *ak”
“The firestone steeltex radial r4s lt235/85r16 m/s on the rear of the vehicle bounces and appears to be out of round, one front tire is not flat across but rounded (bubble), the tires have approximately 15-20,000 miles on them and have tread left. *mjs”
“The vehicle was equipped with two highly dangerous explosive side saddle fuel tanks that have taken the life of many. Gm offered 1000k dollars towards the purchase of a new gm vehicle or $100 dollars, and since the consumers vehicle was in good condition, he decided to take the $100 dollars which…”
Defect investigations
Investigation DP92016 Opened 1992-08-17 · closed 1992-12-08
FUEL TANK POSITION
FUEL TANK POSITION
Investigation DP96003 Opened 1996-01-02 · closed 1996-02-09
GAS TANK GUARD
Mr. Chevedden petition the agency requesting a defect investigation that would resultin the retrofitting of a low cost gas tank guard on all 1973-87 Chevrolet and GMC CK pickup trucks to prevent fires in a side impact
Sources & methodology
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.