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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chevrolet Corvette Recalls

The 2004 Chevrolet Corvette has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
217

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette

Steering: linkages

Campaign
04V273000
Reported
June 9, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 41,928
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

04V273000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: column locking: anti-theft device

Campaign
04V060000
Reported
February 9, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 126,624
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2003 Corvette

04V060000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2003 Corvette, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
09E025000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2003 Corvette, 46 other models

09E025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by year

NHTSA has received 217 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette, the newest on August 1, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (44%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (24%) and the steering (17%).

2 of the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette's 4 recalls also concern the steering.

Where 2004 Chevrolet Corvette owners gave the mileage (180 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline95
  • Fuel/Propulsion System52
  • Steering36
  • Electrical System11
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)8
  • Service Brakes7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20047
20058
20064
20072
20088
200910
201064
201113
20127
201311
201412
20158
201615
20179
20187
20199
20203
20217
20224
20237
20242

Complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 64. 10% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Corvette year in the same window: 16th highest of the 21 ranked years.

Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid →

The 217 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chevrolet Corvette by model year

Other 2004 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: August 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted