2019 CHEVROLET CAMARO — Complaint #1874418
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NHTSA Complaint about VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR:CRITICAL FASTENERS filed February 18, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1874418 (ODI reference 11507963) concerns a 2019 CHEVROLET CAMARO and was filed on February 18, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on February 18, 2023. The report was geocoded to Virginia based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as visibility:glass, side/rear:critical fasteners, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET CAMARO cohort independently describe similar visibility:glass, side/rear:critical fasteners failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2019 CHEVROLET CAMARO shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The rear window is separating from the roof. It seems to be a common problem with certain Camaros and other type GM convertibles. The original roof was replaced on this vehicle for same problem. The replaced rear window, roof is now separating from the roof again. (in less than 2 years since the original roof was replaced) GM/Chevrolet's only fix is to replace the entire roof. It appears to be a manufacturing defect with the glue/adhesive in the manufacturing process. Chevy will not honor or stand behind their product and want me to pay for the entire roof replacement. It is a known issue among Convertible Camaro owners. Chevy even issued a Technical service bulletin on this issue in November of 2019. Bulletin # 17-NA-216. It seems GM will only fix this issue if the vehicle within the 3 year 36,000 mile warranty. I believe this is a safety issue because the rear window could shatter while driving or become loose and fly off and hit other vehicle while at highway speed.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1874418 |
| ODI Number | 11507963 |
| Date Filed | February 18, 2023 |
| Failure Date | February 18, 2023 |
| VIN | 1G1FB3DS0K0 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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