Vehicle profile
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
Base · Two Seaters

Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 230 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5.7L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Body class
- Two Seaters
- Doors
- 2
Federal recall campaigns
6 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 6 (16.7%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1984 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
83V081000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLESTHE INSULATION OF THE BATTERY CABLE, BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION, RUBS AGAINST SOME OF THE ENGINE WIRING COMPONENTS. ONCE THE INSULATION IS WORN THROUGH, THE BATTERY COULD RAPIDLY DISCHARGE.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW ENGINE HARNESS RETAINER BRACKET, PROTECTIVE CONDUIT, CABLE CLIPS, A CABLE TIE STRAP AND WILL REPOSITION THE TERMINALS ON THE GROUND STUD ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
25/08/1983
07E088000
EQUIPMENTCERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
Remedy: HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.
24/10/2007
85V029000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLTHE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM SOLENOID VALVES MAY MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND CAUSE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: INSTALL AND RELOCATE A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SERVO ASSEMBLY.
19/03/1985
83V064000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERATTACHING BOLTS WERE MISTAKENLY COATED WITH A SLIPPERY MATERIAL DURING PRODUCTION. THIS MATERIAL WILL ACT AS A LUBRICANT AND BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSTALL NEW CALIPER BRACKET BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE.
07/07/1983
91V143000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGEUNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND OCCUPANT USAGE CONDITIONS, THE SAFETY BELTS CAN LOCKUP OR JAM IN THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR.
Consequence: IF LOCKUP OCCURS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL BELT OUT OFTHE RETRACTOR. THE OCCUPANT OF A SEAT WITH AN UNUSABLE SAFETY BELT ISSUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE LOCKUP OCCURS.
04/09/1991
85V118000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNITCARS MAY LOSE THE WIRE SNAP RINGS THAT HOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SHAFT IN POSITION IN THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING THE SHAFT TO MOVE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE CROSS SHAFT MOVEMENT COULD CAUSE THE SHAFT TO CONTACT THE CARRIER OR PINION TEETH, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE REAR WHEELS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: INSTALL A REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SHAFT RETAINING KIT.
01/10/1985
Built with CarVector
One call. The same data you just read.
The page above isn't marketing — it's the API response, rendered. Here's the exact JSON your code receives for this vehicle.
{
"id": "xvrv6p5ktwqnoe4",
"year": 1984,
"make": "Chevrolet",
"model": "Corvette",
"trim": "Corvette",
"submodel": "Base",
"horsepower": 230,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 5.7,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": null,
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Two Seaters",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1984/Chevrolet/Corvette/1984_Chevrolet_Corvette_Base_5e188e97_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 6
}One key. Every vehicle.
The 1984 Chevrolet Corvette via the API.
12,000+ vehicles 1925–2029, federal recall data, OBD-II DTC reference — one API, one key. Free tier covers everything you need to evaluate the product.





