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Chevrolet Corvette Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 31 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Corvette, across 21 model years from 2000 to 2024. The 2005 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid by our method: 2000 (2.4× the median year), 2001 (2.6× the median year), 2005 (2.7× the median year), 2006 (3.1× the median year), 2017 (6.1× the median year) and 2019 (4.1× the median year).

Model years
21

2000–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
31
Most recalls
2005

6 recalls

Owner complaints
3,995

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,995 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Corvette across 26 model years; the most, 541, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 98 of the Chevrolet Corvette complaints (2%) and a fire on 28.

Across all Chevrolet Corvette model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 860 complaints), then the steering (538).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Corvette in 2019: 357, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Corvette is air bags: frontal, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Corvette recall, 25V536000, was reported on August 21, 2025 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013 Chevrolet Corvette, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Chevrolet Corvette years to avoid

The 2017 Chevrolet Corvette stands out most: 184 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 87% of them naming the wheels.

The 2017 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Chevrolet Corvette years.

The best-measured Chevrolet Corvette years are 2012 (0.4×), 2011 (0.5×) and 2022 (0.5×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Corvette, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2025011—not ranked
2024221—not ranked
2023127—not ranked
202212118
0.5×
20212138not ranked
202043424
1.0×
2019avoid1148117
4.1×
201815145
1.6×
2017avoid4257184
6.1×
2016210450
1.7×
201556525
0.9×
201456330
1.0×
201308224
0.8×
201215611
0.4×
201118512
0.5×
20100848not ranked
2009015110
0.6×
2008054113
0.5×
2007234126
0.9×
2006avoid536575
3.1×
2005avoid653364
2.7×
2004421721
0.8×
200338523
0.8×
2002315741
1.2×
2001avoid320589
2.6×
2000avoid427895
2.4×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Corvette years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Corvette

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS5
  • STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING3
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
  • AIR BAGS3
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2

Chevrolet Corvette model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Corvette recall campaign (31)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Corvette, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V536000August 21, 2025fuel system, gasoline2023–2024fire23,656
25V175000March 20, 2025steering: electric power assist system2017–2018crash934
24V418000June 6, 2024seat belts: front: retractor2024crash and injury13,464
22V091000February 17, 2022power train: driveline: driveshaft2021–2022crash22
21V421000June 10, 2021air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light2021injury285,622
20V581000September 24, 2020seat belts: front: retractor2020crash and injury5
20V588000September 24, 2020service brakes2020crash3,677
20V489000August 18, 2020electrical system: software2020crash7,071
20V461000August 6, 2020latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock2020injury5,141
19V086000February 7, 2019steering: electric power assist system2017crash26,772
18V360000May 31, 2018air bags: air bag/restraint control module2019crash and injury498
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury40,683
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury3,640,162
15V031000January 26, 2015suspension2015crash43
14V570000September 19, 2014air bags2015crash and injury89
14V568000September 17, 2014parking brake2015crash783
14V377000June 26, 2014suspension: rear: shock absorber2014crash1,939
14V342000June 19, 2014air bags2014crash and injury712
14V299000June 6, 2014air bags2014crash and injury33
14V251000May 14, 2014electrical system: wiring2005–2007crash103,158
11V491000October 3, 2011structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments2011–2012crash and injury5,755
10V172000April 26, 2010steering: column2005–2006crash40,028
09V491000December 23, 2009structure: body: roof and pillars2005–2007injury22,090
06V181000May 24, 2006structure: body: roof and pillars2005–2006injury30,793
05V455000October 5, 2005steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2005–2006fire123,592
04V525000November 3, 2004service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2005crash5,225
04V273000June 9, 2004steering: linkages2004crash41,928
04V060000February 9, 2004steering: column locking: anti-theft device2000–2004crash126,624
00V111000April 17, 2000seat belts: front2000—71,569
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2004crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2004crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Corvette. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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