The 1987 Chevrolet Camaro has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,500,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT CONTAIN AN ULTRA VIOLET STABILIZER, AND EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ELEVATED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES COULD WEAKEN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS.
THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS WHICHCOULD PREVENT BUCKLE FROM LATCHING AND PROTECTING OCCUPANT IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
REPLACE OR REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tl* the contact's girlfriend owns a 1987 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt had become defective. Upon research, the contact discovered that there was a recall that had been placed on the vehicle for the seat belts however, the recall number was unknown. The…”
“During a new york state auto inspection, this recall, #n00043, was brought to my attention by the paperwork and the technician. I've been trying to get this issue resolved for years with no luck from various auto dealers.”
“1987 chevrolet camero caught on fire. *mr *sc *jb”
“Neither seat belt will lock. Passengers use to lock but could not get out of the seat belt and pulled on it and it fell apart. If I was in a accident I would not be protected. *la”
“(tilt steering) steering wheel very loose. Hard to steer in curves and on turns. Steering wheel move about a inch or 2 when trying to steer. Feels like the steering is going to fall off, have had it checked and the mechanic said that the bolts on the tilt are falling out. That there should be a…”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Car was sitting still running in netural when it exploded in to flames with" no warning signs" totally destroyed car passanger side is burned the most! [passengers "mother and son " managed to excape the burning car inferno } this 1987 z-28 camaro inferno took place in wal-mart parking lot. *ak”
“The left seat belt buckle comes unlatched all the time, the right one has just broken, making it totally useless. I took my vehicle in for the original recall, and was told that the recall was now closed. I offered to pay for the repairs, but was told that chevrolet no longer manufactures the…”
SUMMARY: CORROSION IN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PREVENTS AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT FOR PAD WEAR. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE LOSS OF REAR SERVICE BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE. GM HAS ADDED CORROSION PROTECTION AND CHANGED SPRING RATE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SAME BASIC DESIGN USED ON ALL MODELS IDENTIFIED.
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Chevrolet Camaro as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.