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1962 Vehicles: Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

Every 1962 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 listed1962 model years that clear the threshold at which we publish a vehicle page.
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across 68 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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1962 vehicles by owner-reported complaint volume

60 vehicles of 78, most-reported first

1962 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.
1Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck2010—
2Copco Copco1010—
3GMC 65000010—
4Pennco Pennco0010—
5Miller Wldng Mb0010—
6Aluminum Body Aluminum Body0010—
7Custom Custom0010—
8Lubbock Lubbock0010—
9GMC GMC0010—
10Austin Healey 30000010—
11International Harvester D10000010—
12International Harvester C10000010—
13International Harvester C1000010—
14International Harvester 1000A0010—
15Clark Clark0020—
16Mack Mack0010—
17GMC S50000010—
18GMC 55000010—
19GMC 50000010—
20GMC 60000010—
21Dairy Equipment Dairy Equipment0010—
22Progress Progress0010—
23Chevrolet Corvair0010—
24Trailmobile Trailmobile0020—
25Fruehauf Fruehauf0010—
26International Harvester 183RE0010—
27Highway Highway0010—
28Cook Cook0010—
29Peerless Peerless0010—
30Globe Globe0010—
31Williams Williams0010—
32Mc Cabe Powers Mc Cabe Powers0010—
33Wilco Wilco0010—
34Motac Motac0010—
35Theurer Theurer0010—
36Hendrickson Hendrickson0010—
37Allied Marathon0010—
38Smith Tank Smith Tank0010—
39Ce Howard Ce Howard0010—
40Peabody Peabody0010—
41Acme Acme0010—
42Tuttle Tuttle0010—
43Southern Southern0010—
44Clough Clough0010—
45Dorsey Dorsey0010—
46Am Hoist Am Hoist0010—
47Truckweld Truckweld0010—
48Volkswagen Volkswagen0010—
49Callahan Callahan0010—
50Weld-It Weldit0010—
51Heil Heil0010—
52Walker Walker0010—
53Kilgore Kilgore0010—
54Converto Converto0010—
55Universal Oil Universal Oil0010—
56Load King Load King0010—
57Tech Weld Tech Weld0010—
58Quaker City Quaker City0010—
59Williamsen Williamsen0010—
60Nye Nye0010—

Showing the 60 most-reported of 78 1962 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.