NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Corvette Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Corvette has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 533
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V251000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Corvette
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 10V172000
- Reported
- April 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,028
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Corvette
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 09V491000
- Reported
- December 23, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,090
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Corvette, 1 other model
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 06V181000
- Reported
- May 24, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,793
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Corvette
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Corvette, 12 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V525000
- Reported
- November 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by year
NHTSA has received 533 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (17%) and the exterior lighting (16%).
1 of the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Corvette owners gave the mileage (475 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System101
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)90
- Exterior Lighting86
- Steering76
- Power Train70
- Structure53
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 27 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 33 | |
| 2010 | 48 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 56 | |
| 2014 | 98 | |
| 2015 | 47 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 98. 12% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette drew 2.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Corvette year in the same window: 4th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid by our method.
The 533 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Corvette by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted