The 1994 Chevrolet Blazer has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,126,489 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 774 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC99V1930001999-07-191,125,749 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN…
Consequence
IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
TRAILER HITCHES94V1140001994-06-20740 affected
Defect
THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOOSENING AND SUBSEQUENT BREAKAGE OF THE FASTENERS.
Consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED, THE HITCH AND TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL TORQUE ALL EIGHT TRAILER HITCH BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
399
86crashes2fires51injuries7deaths
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
28
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
23
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
23
5crashes3injuries4deaths
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
5crashes5injuries
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
16
1crashes2injuries4deaths
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
12
1fires
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
12
SEATS
12
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints774
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Driver's side front seat/shoulder belt will not retract. It is fully extended and will not retract to tighten on the shoulder. It stays completely loose. This is for a 1994 full size chevy blazer. *tr”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“1994 chevrolet s10 blazer. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle had broke down a total of 9 times 5 of which the vehicle was towed back to the used car dealer. The fuel pump, battery, starter, studs and lug nuts all had to be replaced. Also, the…”
“I was driving down the road, came to a stop sign, then started to accelerate. All the sudden my seat back broke and fold backward, in a laid down position, almost causing me to crash. A few months later, the passenger side seat back did the exact same thing. I removed the broken seats, and…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA01019 Opened 2001-12-28 · closed 2002-09-27
FRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLT
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA94038 Opened 1994-10-31 · closed 2000-02-28
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
InvestigationEA94038 Opened 1994-10-31 · closed 2000-02-28
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
InvestigationPE94046 Opened 1994-06-17 · closed 1994-10-31
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE95010 Opened 1995-02-15 · closed 1995-05-26
BRAKE PEDAL SEPARATION FROM PIVOT ARM
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE96045 Opened 1996-07-12 · closed 1996-12-16
ALLEGED FAILURE OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS
BREAKAGE OF A LEAF SPRING MAY ALLOW PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
InvestigationRQ99015 Opened 1999-07-14 · closed 2001-12-28
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Chevrolet Blazer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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