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1986 Chevrolet C15

5 owner complaints — #10 of 13 C15 model years. 1 recall, 0 service bulletins.

5complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
1recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1986 Chevrolet C15, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Fuel system, gasoline5

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’84’86’88’90’92’94’965’84’86’87’90’93’965
1986

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Recalls

86V131000 · Exterior lighting19 Sept 1986 · 106,111 vehicles

THE PUSH PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

NHTSA investigations

PE88016 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 14 Jan 1988 · closed 31 Mar 1988

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation