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1961 Vehicles: Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

Every 1961 model-year vehicle in our database with enough NHTSA data to publish, ranked by the number of complaints owners have filed. Because all of these vehicles are the same model year, they have had the same amount of time in which reports could accumulate.

Complaints 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.

Vehicles listed1961 model years that clear the threshold at which we publish a vehicle page.
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across 69 makes
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.
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Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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distinct campaigns naming a vehicle of this year
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.
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1961 vehicles by owner-reported complaint volume

60 vehicles of 78, most-reported first

1961 model-year vehicles ranked by owner-reported complaint count
#VehicleComplaintsComplaints 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.90 daysRecallsInvestigationsIssue IndexThe Vehicle Issue Index is our own informational metric, not an official safety rating and not a reliability prediction.
1Progress Progress1010
2Mc Cabe Powers Mc Cabe Powers1010
3Hendrickson Hendrickson0010
4Wilco Wilco0010
5Southern Southern0010
6Volkswagen Volkswagen0010
7Callahan Callahan0010
8Truckweld Truckweld0010
9GMC GMC0010
10Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck0010
11Austin Healey 30000010
12Mack Mack0010
13Clark Clark0020
14Fruehauf Fruehauf0010
15International Harvester C1000010
16International Harvester C10000010
17International Harvester D10000010
18Flxible Flxible0010
19Butler Butler0010
20Chevrolet Corvair0010
21GMC 65000010
22GMC 55000010
23GMC 60000010
24GMC 50000010
25Trailmobile Trailmobile0020
26Dairy Equipment Dairy Equipment0010
27Cook Cook0010
28Highway Highway0010
29Allied Marathon0010
30Smith Tank Smith Tank0010
31Peerless Peerless0010
32Globe Globe0010
33Peabody Peabody0010
34Dorsey Dorsey0010
35Williams Williams0010
36Tuttle Tuttle0010
37Motac Motac0010
38Theurer Theurer0010
39Acme Acme0010
40Pennco Pennco0010
41Ce Howard Ce Howard0010
42Aluminum Body Aluminum Body0010
43Weld-It Weldit0010
44Kilgore Kilgore0010
45Heil Heil0010
46Am Hoist Am Hoist0010
47Miller Wldng Mb0010
48Clough Clough0010
49Converto Converto0010
50Load King Load King0010
51Veenema Veenema0010
52Walker Walker0010
53Kentucky Kentucky0010
54Custom Custom0010
55Lubbock Lubbock0010
56Williamsen Williamsen0010
57Copco Copco0010
58Nye Nye0010
59Tech Weld Tech Weld0010
60Perfection Cobey Perfection Cobey0010

Showing the 60 most-reported of 78 1961 vehicles. The rest are reachable through their make and model pages.

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.

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

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.