Total Complaints
5 filings
Chevrolet Silverado · model year
1984 Chevrolet Silverado
5 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1984 Chevrolet Silverado posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 11%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1984ChevroletSilverado carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1984 Silverado is tires:tread/belt with 2 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling (1) and unknown or other (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1984 Silverado, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
5
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1984 Chevrolet Silverado
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20030326FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLES UNSAFE FUEL TANK WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THE CONSUMER FILLED OUT ALL RELEVANT PAPERWORK BUT WAS NEVER RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT. PH *NLM
20000919TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPM ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. AN EXPLOSION OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, TREAD HAD SEPARATED. DID DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND HIS TIRE WASN'T ON RECALL. BRIDGESTONE RADIAL BAJA, LT23585R16/LT26575R16. ALL SIX TIRES BELTS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL TREADS. *AK
20000905TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE. TIRE STAYED INFLATED AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. WHEN TREAD CAME OFF IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR RIGHT AREA OF MY TRUCK, INCLUDING THE FENDER, TAILPIPE, AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE UNDER THE FENDER. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE TIRE WITH THE TREAD OFF. AND I STILL HAVE THE PICTURES. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO COVER MY LOSS OF THE TIRE AND THE RESULTING BODY/STRUCTURE DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 3310.516.5 )
19980311UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
19970810ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COOLANT TEMPERATURE GUAGE FAILURES.
Compare 1984ChevroletSilverado to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 2 Open
EA25007Engineering AnalysisOpen
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
PE23022Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
PE20016Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
EA20002Engineering AnalysisClosed
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
PE20011Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Fuel Line Leak
Vehicle Safety Guides
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1984 Chevrolet Silverado have?▼
The 1984 Chevrolet Silverado has 5 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1984 Chevrolet Silverado?▼
The most-complained component for the 1984 Chevrolet Silverado is TIRES:TREAD/BELT with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING and UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Is the 1984 Chevrolet Silverado safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1984 Chevrolet Silverado; 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.