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1963 Vehicles: Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

Every 1963 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 listed1963 model years that clear the threshold at which we publish a vehicle page.
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across 21 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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1963 vehicles in our database

40 vehicles

No owner-reported complaint has been filed with NHTSA for any 1963 vehicle in our database, so the complaint columns below read zero because nothing has been reported — not because these vehicles scored well. They appear here because a recall, an investigation or other NHTSA data names them.

1963 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.
1International Harvester C10000010—
2GMC T6H0010—
3GMC Sdm0010—
4GMC S50000010—
5GMC GMC0030—
6Lufkin Lufkin0010—
7Southern Southern0010—
8Flxible Transit Coach0010—
9Austin Healey 30000010—
10Mack Mack0010—
11International Harvester D10000010—
12International Harvester C1000010—
13International Harvester 1000A0010—
14GMC PD41060010—
15Flxible Flxible0010—
16GMC Tdm0010—
17GMC PD41070010—
18GMC Sdh0010—
19GMC S6M0010—
20GMC S8M0010—
21GMC 55000010—
22GMC 65000010—
23GMC 60000010—
24GMC 50000010—
25Chevrolet Corvair0010—
26Trailmobile Trailmobile0010—
27Progress Progress0010—
28International Harvester 183RE0010—
29Peerless Peerless0010—
30Am Hoist Am Hoist0010—
31Volkswagen Volkswagen0010—
32Load King Load King0010—
33Clark Clark0010—
34White Truck White Truck0010—
35Western Star Western Star0010—
36Autocar Autocar0010—
37Fabco Widetrack0010—
38General Log Trailer0010—
39Compton Compton0010—
40Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck0010—

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.