1972 Chevrolet C20Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1972 Chevrolet C20, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 6, 2000. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1972 Chevrolet C20 has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1972 Chevrolet C20 recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1972 vs. every other C20 year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C20 median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1972 Chevrolet C20, and the recalls they led to.

  1. FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYEA92041 · closed Mar 9, 1995
    No recall
In owners' words

What C20 owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, IT WAS RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TREAD SEPARATED, AND WAS HITTING UP AGAINST THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, FR360 TIRES. CONSUMER WOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE. THERE WERE OTHER TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
Complaint 869818 · Sep 6, 2000

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