Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1980 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 3 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
2 campaigns cover this model year
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.govSUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
GAS TANK GUARD
Mr. Chevedden petition the agency requesting a defect investigation that would resultin the retrofitting of a low cost gas tank guard on all 1973-87 Chevrolet and GMC CK pickup trucks to prevent fires in a side impact
FUEL TANK POSITION
FUEL TANK POSITION
CAMSHAFT FAILURES
CAMSHAFT FAILURES
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
OWNER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE KNOWN RECALL NOTICES SINCE BRINGING THE VEHICLE FROM ENGLAND IN 1982. OWNER WANTS TO KNOW IF MANUFACTURER IS VIOLATING ANY CONSUMER LAW.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 |
| 2002 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
| 2001 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 42.5 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 |
| 1999 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 1997 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 45.9 |
| 1996 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 48.9 |
| 1995 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 44.4 |
| 1994 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 40.7 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 43.7 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 41.9 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 42.5 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 38.8 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1980Viewing | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.