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1989 Chevrolet 1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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7Owner complaints

Model-year median: 14

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seats
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 7 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

7 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE, THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10115215

98,000 miles · Dec 2, 2004
Seat Belts

THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE BELT BUCKLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10102024

Mileage unknown · Nov 24, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #853332

Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1999
Seat Belts

SEATBELS DO NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT LOCK. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE SEAT BELTS . *AK

NHTSA ODI #851815

Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 1999
Seat Belts

FRONT BENCH SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LOCK.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #844102

Mileage unknown · Jul 21, 1999
Seats

DRIVER'S FRONT SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #842775

Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 1998
Fuel System, Gasoline

STARTER AND FUEL INJECTION MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ODI #532829

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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