Model year record

1981 Chevrolet Corvette

No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 11 owner complaints on file.

Chevrolet Corvette, 1968–1982 generation
Pictured: the 1968–1982 generation. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly4—
Power train: automatic transmission3—
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system1—
Steering184,000 mi
Suspension184,000 mi
Wheels184,000 mi

The 1980 model has 4 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other Chevrolet Corvette model years

All Chevrolet Corvette recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.