Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 Chevrolet Corvette, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Service brakes, hydraulic4
- Vehicle speed control4
- Electrical system3
- Power train3
- Fuel system, gasoline2
- Engine and engine cooling2
- Steering2
- Structure2
- Engine1
- Seat belts1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 6 1993 Corvette vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people died inside them, and 3 of the vehicles rolled over. 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 Corvette failed the safety check 0.33% of the time — 72% less often than the average 1993 passenger car (1.20%). Median odometer at inspection: 59,572 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In the Netherlands
24 first registered in 1993 are on Dutch roads; 100% arrived later as imports.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde5
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen2
- Fusee(kogel) te veel speling2
- Claxon werkt niet/ontbreekt1
- Accu ondeugdelijk bevestigd1
- Remverschil op 1 as te groot1
- Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm1
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In Finland
23 of these cars first registered in 1993 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 157,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
31 1993 cars are on the New Zealand register; 94% 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 Corvette.
| 1992137 3 Nov 1992 | Steering THE POWER STEERING INLET HOSE MAY FRACTURE CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY OUT OF THE HOSE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, AN ENGINE COMPART… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY FROM HOSE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
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 Corvette: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 634999 | DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT |
| 622763 | INFORMATION REGARDING CORVETTE ZF SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NLM |
| 603086 | SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE ENGINE MISS/ POOR DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS. *YC |
| 39548 | HOOD WILL NOT OPEN, CABLE DISCONNECTED. *TW |
| 39547 | REAR LIFT WINDOW HARD TO OPEN/HINGE LOOSE TO GLASS. *TW |
| 10006297 | NO SERIAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS USING THE TECH 1 WITH A 1986 OR NEWER CAMARO, FIREBIRD OR CORVETTE WITH A 5.0 OR 5.7 LITRE ENGINE. SIT BULLETIN 1450640. *TT |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
BRAKE PULL
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation