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8 campaigns
8 recalls 1 critical💥 7 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
May 31, 2018
2988 days ago

Your airbags may not deploy in a crash if you brake or accelerate hard.

Affected: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE · 2019
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vehicles. Hard braking or acceleration may cause the sensing diagnostic module (SDM) to enter a fault state. As a result, the SDM will not provide crash sensing or deploy the necessary air bags in the event of a crash.

Consequence

In the event of a crash, if the air bags do not deploy as designed, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18195.

Seat Belts
Sep 24, 2020
2141 days ago

Your driver's seat belt can fail to lock during a crash and let you slide forward.

Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · 2020
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The driver's seat belt retractor may not lock as intended during a crash.

Consequence

In the event of a crash, if the driver's seat belt fails to lock, there is an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's side seat-belt retractor, free of charge. The recall began October 15, 2020. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N202307690.

Seat Belts
Jun 6, 2024
790 days ago

Your seat belt can lock and fail to restrain you in a crash.

Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · 2025
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The driver and/or passenger seat belt retractors may lock in a stowed position and become inaccessible to occupants.

Consequence

An inaccessible seat belt that cannot restrain an occupant, increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver and/or passenger seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N242441390.

Steering
Mar 20, 2025
503 days ago

Your power steering can fail and make your steering wheel extremely hard to turn.

Affected: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM · 2018
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.

Consequence

A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.

Steering
Jul 2, 2019
2591 days ago

Your power steering can fail, making the wheel harder to turn and risking a crash.

Affected: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM · 2017
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.

Consequence

Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.

Software
Aug 18, 2020
2178 days ago

Your front trunk can pop open while driving and block your view of the road.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE · 2020
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. Despite visual and audible warnings, the vehicle can be driven with the front trunk lid unlatched.

Consequence

An unlatched hood can open when driving above a certain speed, obstructing the driver's forward view and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software in the vehicle's Body Control Module to limit the vehicle speed to 26 mph when the hood is not completely closed and latched, free of charge. In addition, the operation of the hood release on the key fob will be modified to reduce the likelihood of inadvertent hood release actuations. Owners also may allow the vehicle to be remedied via an Over-The-Air (OTA) software update. The recall began September 24, 2020. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N202311160.

Other
Feb 17, 2022
1630 days ago

Your rear half-shaft can fail and cause you to lose power while driving.

Affected: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT · 2022
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The rear half-shaft assemblies may be missing one or more ball bearings, which can result in a loss of drive power.

Consequence

An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the left or right rear half-shaft assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 4, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212351320.

Other
Jun 8, 2020
2249 days ago

Someone trapped in your front trunk cannot get out if the release button fails to work.

Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK · 2020
NHTSA
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The release button located inside the front trunk compartment may not function after the vehicle has been shut off for ten minutes. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."

Consequence

If a person climbs inside the front trunk compartment and closes the lid, they may be trapped inside, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software in the vehicle's Body Control Module (BCM) to allow the release switch to always work, free of charge. Owners also may allow the vehicle to be remedied via an Over-The-Air (OTA) software update. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N202309350.

Full analysis: how to read the Chevrolet CORVETTE recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Chevrolet CORVETTE recall history

The Chevrolet CORVETTE currently has 8 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the CORVETTE in our dataset are seat belt (2), steering (2), and air bag (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used CORVETTE: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2017–2025, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2018 and 2025. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular CORVETTE is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific CORVETTE has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used CORVETTEbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Chevrolet or any U.S. government agency.