Total Complaints
7 filings
CHEVROLET K10 · model year
7 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1992CHEVROLETK10 carries 7 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1992 K10 is service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor with 2 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (1) and service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1992 K10, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
7 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT 60-70MPH ON HWY WITH NO WARNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON.THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TT
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER CORRODED, OVERHEAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HARD TO RELEASE. *SLC
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER CORRODED, OVERHEAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HARD TO RELEASE. *SLC
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER CORRODED, OVERHEAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HARD TO RELEASE. *SLC
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER CORRODED, OVERHEAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TT
TRANSMISSION FLUID DISPERSING OVER EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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
Data as of 2025. 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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.