The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 498 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS18V3600002018-05-31498 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vehicles. Hard braking or acceleration may cause the sensing diagnostic module (SDM) to enter a fault state. As a result, the SDM will not provide crash sensing or deploy the necessary air bags in the event of a crash.
Consequence
In the event of a crash, if the air bags do not deploy as designed, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18195.
Complaints by component
WHEELS
112
WHEELS:RIM
12
POWER TRAIN
10
ENGINE
4
STEERING
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
1injuries
SEAT BELTS
1
Total complaints151
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2019 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway and turning the vehicle off, the doors would not open, trapping the driver and a front seat passenger inside the vehicle. The contact attempted to activate the emergency release to open the hard top…”
“The contact owns a 2019 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was a slow leak in the passenger’s side rear wheel. The contact stated that air was added two to three days later, and the tire warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure…”
“A 2019 corvette with 3,400 miles began to demonstrate a transmission torque converter shutter. This became rapidly and progressively worse causing driving to resemble being on a washboard road surface. The servicing dealer was familiar with the problem with this transmission and did resolve the…”
“Fuel filler neck not sealing”
“The contact owns a 2019 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway to inspect the vehicle. After a visual inspection of the engine compartment, the…”
“Engine needed to be replaced and it was but new engine misfiring and throwing knock codes and misfire codes. Contacted general motors only to be told they can’t do anything about it and that’s unacceptable. Case number [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act…”
“Engine blew up and it’s been at dealership waiting on gm to replace sense january 2025. And gm has done nothing to fix the problem. Been paying car note and renting a vehicle at my cost also . And they are still doing nothing. How can these people be aloud to treat americans like this without…”
“My vehicle has been a legacy gmc dealership in slidell la for three months now waiting on a replacement engine from a factory failure. And I have no clue when and if I will ever get it back because all general motors is says is that the engine is on back order and from what i’m reading they…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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