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CarsLore / Chevrolet / Caprice / 1993

1993 Chevrolet Caprice

61 owner complaints — #6 of 19 Caprice model years, 5.1× the typical year. 1 recall, 3 service bulletins.

61complaints · 9 crashes, 4 fires
1recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
87,688 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Electrical system15
  • Service brakes, hydraulic13
  • Suspension6
  • Air bags4
  • Seat belts4
  • Vehicle speed control3
  • Structure3
  • Tires3
  • Power train2
  • Engine and engine cooling2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 5 injuries and 2 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’84’87’90’93’96’04’13’1661’81’84’87’90’93’96’04’13’1661
198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199620132014

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 7 1993 Caprice vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice failed the safety check 1.85% of the time — 54% more often than the average 1993 passenger car (1.20%). Median odometer at inspection: 111,781 miles.

378first inspections
1.85%failed on safety
111,781 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.9%1.8%’83’85’87’89’91’93’95’11’13’161.9%0.0%0.9%1.8%’83’86’89’92’93’95’12’161.9%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In New Zealand

4 1993 cars are on the New Zealand register; 75% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice.

1996026
12 Feb 1996		Suspension
NOTE: POLICE SEDANS AND TAXI CABS. THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM MAY CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT AND EVENTUALLY COULD CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM …

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

96V020000 · Suspension31 Jan 1996 · 154,214 vehicles

THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN CRACK AT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ATTACHMENT.

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

Service bulletins

What Chevrolet told its dealers about the 1993 Chevrolet Caprice: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
634999DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
45823UNKNOWN
37951 WIPER CHATTER DURING COLD WEATHER. *TW

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)