Chevrolet · vehicle model
Chevrolet C Pickup
8 NHTSA complaints and 0 safety recalls across model years 1999–2000.
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 0
- Model years
- 2
The verdict
The Chevrolet C Pickup pairs below-average complaint volume with zero recalls.
- Top 33%
- fewest complaints, US models
- 0
- recall campaigns
Chevrolet C Pickup vs. all tracked models
Total NHTSA ODI complaints across models with substantive safety data
8 Lower than most lower than 67% of 3,088 models
tracked vehicle models, bucketed by value
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Source NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · August 2026
The ChevroletC Pickup appears in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database with 8 consumer safety complaints and 0 recall campaigns across 2 model years (1999–2000). That averages roughly 4 complaints per model year. Report counts can differ between model years for many reasons; this dataset does not establish the cause of a difference.
Complaint volume on a nameplate alone is not a reliability verdict: a long-running bestseller can accumulate more filings than a low-volume niche model because more vehicles are on the road. The table below shows report counts and published NHTSA crash-test ratings side by side for each model year. The filing-year histogram shows the timing of submitted reports, not a causal trend.
NHTSA has 57 investigation files tied to this model, with 2 currently open. Investigation records, complaint reports, and recall campaigns each provide different context. Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup and the underlying notices to research a specific vehicle; PlainCars does not infer a vehicle-risk or pricing conclusion from these records.
Complaints by Year
Complaint Filing Trend
NHTSA complaint volume by year filed (not model year).
Year filed (bar labels show the complaint count).
Compare ChevroletC Pickup to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 2 Open
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Momentary Increased Steering Effort
Front Wiper Transmission Inoperative
Passenger Sensing System
Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Sale of noncompliant school bus
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Data sources
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. Chevrolet C Pickup totals are aggregated from the linked NHTSA model-year rows; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.