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Chevrolet C70

Every Chevrolet C70 model year on file, 1981 to 1986. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61981 to 1986
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.7511981198219831984198519861
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet C70 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet C70 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet C70 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1986Not decoded1100.0100200
1985Not decoded0NoneNone300
1984Not decoded0NoneNone100
1983Not decoded0NoneNone100
1982Not decoded0NoneNone100
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet C70

  • 86V-170 Dec 22, 1986
    Power steering assist cylinder mounting bracket bolts may loosen due to paint on the bolt threads and the mounting bracket mating surface
    Steering · 9,038 vehicles
  • 86V-081 Jun 23, 1986
    Steering control arm can be overstressed with heavy steering input causing it to crack and it could eventually break completely
    Steering · 499 vehicles
  • 86V-015 Jan 4, 1986
    Parking brake actuating lever cam may contain a quench crack which can widen, reducing the holding capability of the parking brakes
    Brakes · 4,967 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.