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2023 Chevrolet Corvette

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 25 safety complaints about the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette with the US government. Of those, 1 describes a crash, 3 mention a fire, 2 people were injured and 1 death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the gasoline fuel system.

The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 7 complaints, 28% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers October 2022 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

25 complaints on file

25

Complaints

1

Describe a crash

3

Mention fire

2

People injured

1

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
POWER TRAIN 7 · 28%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 24%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 · 24%
SERVICE BRAKES 3 · 12%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 · 12%
ENGINE 2 · 8%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 4%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 · 4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 · 4%
SEAT BELTS 1 · 4%
STRUCTURE 1 · 4%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 25.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 8.

12 9 6 3
22 23 24 25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2022 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

25V536000 · August 21, 2025

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023–2026 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles equipped with a left-side radiator/fan combination. Excess fuel may spill into the vehicle fuel-filler pocket during refueling and leak onto an ignition source.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will install a shield to divert spilled fuel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 14, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252514930.

General Motors, LLC · up to 23,656 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 death · fire · crash · towed

My fiancé, [XXX] died on [XXX], while driving his 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible . He was passing another car on a straight road ,A witness confirmed he was not speeding excessively. Suddenly, he lost control of the vehicle, crashed, and the car burst into flames. I’ve since learned that GM issued a recall for this model due to fuel spillage and fire risk. Other owners have reported transmission and instrument panel failures. I believe a defect in the vehicle may have caused or contributed to [XXX] ’s death. I am requesting a formal investigation into this incident and the safety of the 2023 Corvette Z06. I am also pursuing legal action to hold GM accountable. INFORMATION REDACTED

NHTSA complaint 11682378, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

1 injured · fire

On [XXX] I was driving my corvette in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which at that time I noticed smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. I looked at my dash to see if any warning lights or check engine lights were on and nothing Indicate there was a problem. So I did continue to drive to get to a safe place where I can pull over and look at the engine. When I came up to the red light, the car next to me told me that my vehicle was on the fire. I was able to pull over on the side of road next to the hospital in Atlantic City. And then I got out of my car to nattempt to put out the fire myself as I noticed Melting Plastic that was on fire, was dripping all my tires to avoid the tires Catching

NHTSA complaint 11622394, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · fire

Component/System: Fuel System – Fuel Filler / Left-Side Radiator and Cooling Fan Assembly (subject to NHTSA Recall 25V536). What happened: On June 15, 2024, I was refueling my 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at a BP gas station in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. As I removed the fuel pump nozzle from the vehicle, a violent explosion occurred. I was immediately engulfed in a fireball. My clothing caught fire and was burning me. I jumped clear of the flames and extinguished the fire on my clothing. I saw that the vehicle remained fully engulfed in flames with the pump nozzle still lodged in the filler. I ran to the adjacent pump island where a station attendant was attempting but was unable to open a

NHTSA complaint 11726536, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VISIBILITY/WIPER
My windshield is defective. It is flaking and pieces are coming off of it. It’s a safety issue to me. It’s distracting my vision and it’s right in the vision where I look out the windshield. It’s not rock chips. It’s flaking. I’m getting pieces of glass in my wash rag so therefore I feel it’s a safety issue.

NHTSA complaint 11764658. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving normally, I was in the middle of a busy highway/intersection when the vehicle suddenly lost power and came to a complete stop. The vehicle shut itself off without warning, leaving the Corvette disabled in the roadway and causing a complete blockage of the road/intersection. Traffic was actively traveling around me, creating a serious safety hazard and putting both myself and other motorists at risk of a collision. After the vehicle stopped, it would not restart. The instrument cluster displayed a theft-deterrent/immobilizer warning and a lock/security symbol, along with a message stating that there could be a problem with the theft-deterrent system and referring to Immobilizer

NHTSA complaint 11755590, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

WHEELS
At 23000 miles the right rear wheel cracked. I have a 2023 Corvette stingray HTC with the 20" wheels. The option code for this original GM wheel is Q8Q, "20" rear carbon flash painted aluminum wheels with machined edge". This is a common problem and has been reported by many corvette owners on several corvette forums. I do not track my car and have new tires. GM again ignores this safety item. I had the problem on my C7 and again on my C8. I did complete the GM refund paperwork for my C7 cracked rear rims, however, GM never did any refunds or tried to correct this safety issue.

NHTSA complaint 11750821. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
While driving the vehicle in a NYC highway at approximately 45 mph the transmission shifted into neutral causing the vehicle to decelerate gradually resulting in near rear end collision. The vehicle transmission will not engaged into gear while moving nor after stopping.

NHTSA complaint 11738528. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
Brake system failure, ESC shutdown, Speed-limited limp mode.

NHTSA complaint 11711170. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Corvette

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 10 3 —
2024 21 2 —
2022 21 1 —
2021 13 2 —
2020 34 4 —
2019 148 1 —
2018 51 1 —
2017 256 4 —
2016 104 2 —
2015 65 5 —
2014 62 5 1
2013 82 0 —
2012 56 1 —
2011 85 1 —
2010 84 0 —

Other 2023 Chevrolet models

Silverado 1500 384 Tahoe 222 Colorado 135 Suburban 125 Bolt EUV 119 Equinox 95 Traverse 89 Malibu 70

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Chevrolet on this site — 304 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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