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1990 Chevrolet Blazer: raw data

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vehicle1990 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints43 on file (1994-12-12 → 2002-01-22)
recalls0
investigations0
fars0 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Seat belt anchorage, buckle and retractor failureSEAT BELTS5 complaints1996-10 → 2000-09blazer-1990-seat-belt-malfunction
  • 869337 PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT MOUNTING RUSTED OUT
  • 811549 THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RUSTED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE
  • 803718 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELT WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON THE SEAT BELT
Paint bubbling, peeling and discolorationUNKNOWN OR OTHER2 complaints2000-02 → 2000-08blazer-1990-paint-deterioration
  • 729625 PAINT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF, EXPOSING PRIMER UNDERNEATH IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE VEHICLE
  • 718366 THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF VEHICLE HAS TURNED WHITE AND DISCOLORED
Brake pedal to floor and ABS brake lossSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7 complaints1995-10 → 2001-03blazer-1990-brake-pedal-loss-abs
  • 884706 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 829629 DEFECTIVE ABS IS CAUSING LOSS OF BACK BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED DUMP VALVES 5 TIMES, DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING
  • 812889 WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT
Fire from electrical systemELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1999-03 → 2002-01blazer-1990-electrical-fire
  • 849764 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT
  • 832158 WHILE DRIVING HEARD THINGS UNDER THE HOOD MAKING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH
  • 8002626 CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AND THE DASHBOARD
Engine and engine compartment fireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1997-05 → 2001-03blazer-1990-engine-fire
  • 560460 POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)
  • 845001 GMC INSTALLED A MOTOR. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES, INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE
  • 516956 TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT VENT/FILLER TUBE ONTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING FIRE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
431994-12-122002-01-2247SERVICE BRAKES:10; HYDRAULIC:10; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5; SEAT BELTS:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
1990-20240legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Chevrolet Blazer},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/chevrolet/blazer}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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