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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G1YY22G525••••••2002 Chevrolet CORVETTE
That is about average for the 2002 Chevrolet CORVETTE — 4 complaints per build across 37 builds.
4on this build
138on the model
37builds in total
Most reportedService Brakes 2Hydraulic 2Wheels 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
WheelsApr 2011
2002 corvette right rear wheel cracked. Rpo code qf5 style wheels. Is a big safety issue. Is a known problem with these style wheels. Car has approx 75,000 miles on it with no other damage or abuse to car or wheel. Discovered via tire pressure sensor indicating tire was flat. On…
SteeringJan 2009
The contact owns a 2002 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 04V060000 (steering) and the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be serviced. The contact stated that six months after having the vehicle serviced under…
Service BrakesMar 2008
The contact owns a 2002 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the ABS and the traction control were defective. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that he had to replace the pump and the module. The remedy provided by the dealer was only a temporary fix since…
Service BrakesJun 2007
Ebcm issues on the c5 chevrolet corvette. Getting ABS/ah/tc errors on disk. This is a common issue that should have been a recall for saftey reason. *ak see the long list at corvette forum http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1387486
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G1YY22G525121638 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.