SkipThatYearREAL DATA. SMARTER CAR DECISIONS.
← New search

1983 Chevrolet Blazer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

About this comparison →
4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

2Recall campaigns

View recall details →

3Investigations

View investigation details →

How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
1
19801
19811
19824
19839
198429
198519
1986
Compare all Blazer years →

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

What owners reported most

Power Train
2Tires
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 4 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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

Tires complaints

2 reports
Clear category filter
Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 2000
Tires

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HEARD A RUMBLE NOISE, AND KEPT DRIVING. FINALLY PARKED, CHECKED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED NOTHING WRONG. DROVE HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. NEXT DAY, NOTICED TIRE IN REAR HAD LOST ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER OF THE TREAD. STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN. DROVE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & HAD TIRE REPLACED. TIRES P205/75R15, …

Read full complaint

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HEARD A RUMBLE NOISE, AND KEPT DRIVING. FINALLY PARKED, CHECKED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED NOTHING WRONG. DROVE HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. NEXT DAY, NOTICED TIRE IN REAR HAD LOST ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER OF THE TREAD. STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN. DROVE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & HAD TIRE REPLACED. TIRES P205/75R15, ON 1983, CHEVROLET BLAZER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #872361

Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2000
Tires

THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

NHTSA ODI #554045

Official recalls

2

83V107000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Oct 13, 1983

THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSOVER PIPE, WHICH CARRIES BRAKE HYDRAULIC FLUID, MAY BREAK AND LEAK FLUID. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER SKIRT CONTACTS THE PIPE AND VIBRATION CAUSES THE PIPE TO WEAR THROUGH.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Not supplied

Remedy: IF THE POSITION AND CLEARANCE OF THE BRAKE PIPE ARE INCORRECT, THE FENDER SKIRT WILL BE ADJUSTED AND A REPLACEMENT PIPE WILL BE INSTALLED.

83V046000 · Seats

Apr 27, 1983

THE INERTIA LOCK MECHANISM MAY NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO FOLD FORWARD, AND THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Not supplied

Remedy: Not supplied

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

3

EA89003 · Rear Axle Shaft

Opened Nov 7, 1988 · Closed Aug 24, 1990

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

There is no summary currently available

PE88047 · Rear Axle Failure

Opened Apr 19, 1988 · Closed Nov 7, 1988

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

There is no summary currently available

PE87003 · Elect. Failures/fires

Opened Oct 27, 1986 · Closed Jul 16, 1987

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER: FORD HAS SUBMITTED 40 OWNERCOMPLAINTS WHICH ALLEGE IN-DASH FIRES. IT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THECOMPLAINTS INDICATE A DEFECT NOR ARE THEY SAFETY RELATED.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS WAS CONDUCTED.VARIOUS COMPONENTSWERE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE FIRES.THE FAN MOTOR, BLOWERRESISTOR, WIRING, INSULATION, AND THE A/C CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPORTEDAS DEFECTIVE.THERE IS NO PATTERN OF DEFECT.NO REPORTED INJURIESSTATUS:CLOSED 6/30/87.======