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1988 Chevrolet C1500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet C1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 41.

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32Owner complaints

Model-year median: 41

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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32
198833
198922
199039
1991
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
11Seat Belts
5Engine And Engine Cooling
3Suspension
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2
All reported categories
Latches/locks/linkages
2Power Train
2Steering
2Electrical System
1Exterior Lighting
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 32 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports5 fire reports0 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

5 reports
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179,875 miles · Apr 23, 2010
Seat Belts

MY SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1988 CHEVY 2WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP HAS FAILED AND CANNOT BE EXTENDED FOR USE. AT ONE TIME A FED LAW DIRECTING DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY ITEMS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WAS IN EFFECT. I CAN NO LONGER FIND ANY REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM. IS IT STILL IN AFFECT? AND IF IT IS HOW …

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MY SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1988 CHEVY 2WHEEL DRIVE PICK-UP HAS FAILED AND CANNOT BE EXTENDED FOR USE. AT ONE TIME A FED LAW DIRECTING DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY ITEMS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WAS IN EFFECT. I CAN NO LONGER FIND ANY REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM. IS IT STILL IN AFFECT? AND IF IT IS HOW CAN I OBTAIN A COPY OF IT TO SHOW TO A DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10327153

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 2001
Seat Belts

LATCH ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS CONTINUALLY BREAKING. *AK CONSUMER STATES LATCH BROKE WHILE LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST RADIO AND HE CAN SEE THE BROKEN PIECE OF WHITE PLASTIC INSIDE LATCH. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #883655

Mileage unknown · Sep 2, 1999
Seat Belts

BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS ON THE LEFT / RIGHT HAND SIDE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. PASSENGER'S CAN'T RIDE IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #842433

Mileage unknown · Aug 18, 1997
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT TAKE UP SLACK IN SHOULDER BELT AFTER LEANING FORWARD TO REACH RADIO OR CLIMATE CONTROLS. THE ONLY WAY SEA TBELT CAN BE REMOVED IS TO UNFASTEN THE BELT AND LET IT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #518210

Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 1997
Seat Belts

SEAT BELTACTOR DOES NOT TAKE UP SLACK IN SHOULDER BELT AFTER LEANING FORWARD TO REACH RADIO OR CLIMATE CONTROLS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #515833

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.