The 1984 Chevrolet Corvette has 5 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 344,362 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND OCCUPANT USAGE CONDITIONS, THE SAFETY BELTS CAN LOCKUP OR JAM IN THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR.
IF LOCKUP OCCURS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL BELT OUT OFTHE RETRACTOR. THE OCCUPANT OF A SEAT WITH AN UNUSABLE SAFETY BELT ISSUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE LOCKUP OCCURS.
CARS MAY LOSE THE WIRE SNAP RINGS THAT HOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SHAFT IN POSITION IN THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING THE SHAFT TO MOVE. CONSEQUENCE OF…
INSTALL A REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SHAFT RETAINING KIT.
THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM SOLENOID VALVES MAY MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION. CONSEQUENCE OF…
INSTALL AND RELOCATE A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY.
THE INSULATION OF THE BATTERY CABLE, BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION, RUBS AGAINST SOME OF THE ENGINE WIRING COMPONENTS. ONCE THE INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH, THE BATTERY COULD RAPIDLY DISCHARGE.
DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW ENGINE HARNESS RETAINER BRACKET, PROTECTIVE CONDUIT, CABLE CLIPS, A CABLE TIE STRAP AND WILL REPOSITION THE TERMINALS ON THE GROUND STUD ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
ATTACHING BOLTS WERE MISTAKENLY COATED WITH A SLIPPERY MATERIAL DURING PRODUCTION. THIS MATERIAL WILL ACT AS A LUBRICANT AND BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF.
DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW CALIPER BRACKET BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Seat belt on drivers side stuck in retracted position while parked in locked garage”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1984 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the seat belts were stuck in the mechanism. When locking the seat belts into the latch, they would lock and fail to unloosen. The vehicle was taken to dyer chevrolet (1000 us highway 1, vero beach, fl 32960, [REDACTED]), but…”
“As I was driving down a city street, my car died causing the power steering to go out & I almost hit a parked carcar would not restart, had to be jumped off.”
“As I was driving down a city street, my car died causing the power steering to go out & I almost hit a parked carcar would not restart, had to be jumped off.”
“As I was driving down a city street, my car died causing the power steering to go out & I almost hit a parked carcar would not restart, had to be jumped off.”
“I have a 1984 chevy corvette that has the passenger seat belt retractor jammed. I found the recall in your database (91v143 campaign #91c26). I spoke with my dealer and he told me that they don't service recalls over 10 years old and can't get the part anyway. I called the [REDACTED] gm number and…”
“Driver's side seat belt was locked. Recall 91v143000, this vehicle was not included in the rec all due to vin. *ak as a result the consumer was unable to pull the seatbelt out and use it while driving. The consumer had the seat belt replaced and then the recall came out. *tc”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
THE PETITIONS STATED THAT:WE REPRESENT THE OWNER OF A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHICH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SUDDENTLY, VIOLENTLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.THIS IS A INTERMITTENT DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT OCCUR WITH AN REGULARITY.
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.