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Checker Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1964–1980

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Checker model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Checker model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
12
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
8
16 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Checker. Our database also holds 12 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Checker model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Checker models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Checker models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
A111972–197503
A11E1972–197503
A121972–197503
A12E1972–197503
A12W1972–197402
A12W81972–197402
A12W8M1969–197001
Checker1964–198008

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Checker vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
80V019000Checker

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAPCERTAIN VEHICLES MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY". IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION FROM THE REAR, THE FUEL FILLER TUBE MAY BE CUT BY CONTACTING THE FRAME REAR CROSSMEMBER.

79V006000Checker

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEMVEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS", DUE TO A MISSING DEFROSTER AIR OUTLET HOLE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. BECAUSE THE VEHICLES HAVE ONLY ONE OUTLET HOLE INSTEAD OF TWO, AS REQUIRED, AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF DEFROSTER AIR REACHES THE WINDSHIELD. THIS RESULTS IN A LONGER TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLETE DEFROSTING.

75V213000A11

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

75V1700004 Checker models

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

74V0300006 Checker models

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

73V089000Checker

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

72V209000Checker

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

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Every year with at least one publishable Checker model year

Data sources