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1991 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet Corvette do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

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

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Electrical System
4Equipment
3Tires
2
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
2Air Bags
1Power Train
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 24 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 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 30, 2012
Electrical System

[XXX]: AT MY REQUEST, THE MVA DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES HAS UNDERTAKEN TO RECONSTRUCT ITS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON YOUR COMPLAINT AGAINST [XXX] FROM 2006. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT THE REPORT IS THAT THE EXHIBITS LISTED ON PAGE 4 OF THAT REPORT NO LONGER EXIST IN ORIGINALS OR COPIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE…

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[XXX]: AT MY REQUEST, THE MVA DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES HAS UNDERTAKEN TO RECONSTRUCT ITS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON YOUR COMPLAINT AGAINST [XXX] FROM 2006. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT THE REPORT IS THAT THE EXHIBITS LISTED ON PAGE 4 OF THAT REPORT NO LONGER EXIST IN ORIGINALS OR COPIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE WITHIN THE MVA OR OUR ARCHIVES. THAT BEING THE CASE, THE MVA INVESTIGATOR CONTACTED OURISMAN ROCKMONT CHEVROLET TO OBTAIN COPIES OF WHAT DOCUMENTATION STILL REMAINED IN ITS FILES. ATTACHED IS A PDF FILE CONTAINING COPIES OF THOSE RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THAT IS ALL WE HAVE AT THIS POINT. IF ANY MORE DOCUMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE, [XXX] OR I WILL PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. VERY TRULY YOURS, [XXX] WE STILL HAVE NO RECIEVED DOUCUMENTATION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENENERAL OFFICE AND THE CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO DOUCUMENTS CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS GOVERNING ODOMETER FRAUD AND FALSE ADVERTISING. 10/20/11 SHOW DETAILS HIDE DETAILS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10460074

Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 2000
Electrical SystemFire

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BURNED THE WHOLE CAR UP.*AK

NHTSA ODI #737537

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1997
Electrical System

GENERATOR FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO STOP DEAD ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ODI #524581

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1996
Electrical System

ALTERNATOR FAILED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ODI #510320

Official recalls

1

91V143000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Sep 4, 1991

UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND OCCUPANT USAGE CONDITIONS, THE SAFETY BELTS CAN LOCKUP OR JAM IN THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF LOCKUP OCCURS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL BELT OUT OFTHE RETRACTOR. THE OCCUPANT OF A SEAT WITH AN UNUSABLE SAFETY BELT ISSUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE LOCKUP OCCURS.

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

1

DP96006 · Brake Pull

Opened May 14, 1996 · Closed Oct 18, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE PETITIONS STATED THAT:WE REPRESENT THE OWNER OF A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHICH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SUDDENTLY, VIOLENTLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.THIS IS A INTERMITTENT DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT OCCUR WITH AN REGULARITY.