The 1984 Chevrolet Blazer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 13,181 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC83V1070001983-10-1313,181 affected
Defect
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.
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.
Complaints by component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2
CHILD SEAT
1
1crashes4injuries1deaths
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
SEAT BELTS
1
1crashes3injuries
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
1
1crashes2injuries
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
1
1crashes3injuries
TIRES
1
1crashes
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
1crashes
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The vehicle actually belongs to the u.s. Navy. I used my name only as a point of contact. I am the transportation supervisor for the naval nedical research unit three in cairo egypt. I have seen and read the reports on the firestone recall, and I am experiencing the same problems with these tires.…”
“When the blazer hit a deer none of the seat belts in the vehicle locked up, causing minor injuries to the driver and passenger. Also, upon impact, a child was injured because the car seat flew into the back of the driver's seat. The vehicle was towed from the scene. *ak”
“When the blazer hit a deer none of the seat belts in the vehicle locked up, causing minor injuries to the driver and passenger. Also, upon impact, a child was injured because the car seat flew into the back of the driver's seat. The vehicle was towed from the scene. *ak”
“On august 19 I was traveling at 65mph north bound on the 15 freeway in the #1 lane when the front end of my truck began to shimmy a bit and all of a sudden bam, the right front of my truck dipped and we were forced across 3 lanes of freeway, bounced off the embankment and stopped on the right…”
“The fuel tank is leaking and this is a fire hazard.*ak consumer states this also happened in 1989 the vehicle developed a severe gas tank leak from corrosion on the tank, the tank was replaced by the dealer, consumer stated he smelled gas near the vehicle while it was parked in the driveway, the…”
“Seat belts do not restrain, do not lock up upon hard braking. Tt”
“Consumer impacted another vehicle at 12:00 position, seat belts didn't hold to their potential, passengers both hit heads. Tt”
“Losing oil every 3,000 miles . Tt gm manufacturer informed consumer this was okay for the motor to use 1 quart every 750 miles. *slc”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA89003 Opened 1988-11-07 · closed 1990-08-24
REAR AXLE SHAFT
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE87003 Opened 1986-10-27 · closed 1987-07-16
ELECT. FAILURES/FIRES
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…
InvestigationPE88047 Opened 1988-04-19 · closed 1988-11-07
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Chevrolet Blazer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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