Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1977 Chevrolet Impala, most frequently naming the other / unspecified category. 3 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 1 NHTSA investigation names 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.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
3 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.govLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
SEAT BELTS DON'T UNLOCK
SEAT BELTS DON'T UNLOCK
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TOW BAR BROKE, CAUSING TOW VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO GUARD RAIL.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *SD
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2018 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2017 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2016 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2015 | 299 | 3 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2014 | 631 | 12 | 2 | 57.3 |
| 2013 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2012 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2011 | 505 | 2 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2010 | 441 | 4 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2009 | 824 | 5 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2008 | 810 | 2 | 1 | 51.8 |
| 2007 | 627 | 3 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2006 | 524 | 2 | 1 | 56.2 |
| 2005 | 609 | 4 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2004 | 1,072 | 7 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2003 | 694 | 8 | 1 | 57.9 |
| 2002 | 795 | 7 | 2 | 60.4 |
| 2001 | 742 | 10 | 2 | 62.8 |
| 2000 | 818 | 10 | 2 | 63.4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 44.9 |
| 1995 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 43.5 |
| 1994 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 42.6 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1977Viewing | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 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.