Chevrolet C50Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet C50.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls51967–1976 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C50 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C50 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'67'68'69'70'71'74'76

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1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C50 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints 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.

5 recalls

Chevrolet C50 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)76V-064 · 1976 · Apr 22, 1976 · 479 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings74V-141 · 1974 · Sep 4, 1974 · 42,723 vehicles Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings71V-037 · 1971 · Mar 24, 1971 · 9,600 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder70V-097 · 1969–1970 · Aug 12, 1970 · 21,000 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder69V-039 · 1967–1968 · Apr 8, 1969 · 163,493 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C50

Jan 14, 1988
EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKSPE88016 · 1981–1986 · closed Mar 31, 1988
No recall