The 1993 Chevrolet Corvette has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,152 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING92V1600001992-11-085,152 affected
Defect
THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY FROM HOSE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence
THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND COULD CAUSEAN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy
REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
2crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
ENGINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints26
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Engine running fine when initially starts but after it warms up then starts missing , backfiring and stalls continuously. Car is a 1993 corvette lt 1 engine with only 1,3000 miles. As told it is the optispark that is bad which is part of the distributor. This car is a 40th anniv car and is a…”
“Engine running fine when initially starts but after it warms up then starts missing , backfiring and stalls continuously. Car is a 1993 corvette lt 1 engine with only 1,3000 miles. As told it is the optispark that is bad which is part of the distributor. This car is a 40th anniv car and is a…”
“A nut on one of the fuel lines connecting to a fuel injector will not stay screwed on. The nut keeps popping off. *tr”
“On friday, 5 february 2010, I drove my 1993 chevrolet corvette and the brakes seemed to be functioning normally. On saturday, 6 february 2010, I drove the same car again, and immediately noticed that its brakes had lost their power boost-in effect, they were manual brakes, making it very difficult…”
“From a stop, without touching the gas pedal, the vehicle surged forward as if the gas pedal had been pushed to the floor and hit the car ahead. On another occasion, over a year later, the car did the same thing, but fortunately did not hit anything. In both instances, when the car was shifted to…”
“Vehicles is stalling. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information.*ak”
“Leaking gas lines, replaced, dealer also replaced the sending unit. Leaking gas lines are classified as normal maintenance items, this is a design flaw.”
“Leaking gas lines, replaced, dealer also replaced the sending unit. Leaking gas lines are classified as normal maintenance items, this is a design flaw.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP96006 Opened 1996-05-14 · closed 1996-10-18
BRAKE PULL
THE PETITIONS STATED THAT:WE REPRESENT THE OWNER OF A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHICH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SUDDENTLY, VIOLENTLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.THIS IS A INTERMITTENT DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT OCCUR WITH AN REGULARITY.
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Chevrolet Corvette as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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