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Chevrolet Impala

Every Chevrolet Impala model year on file, 1958 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10,421970 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years521958 to 2020
Recall campaigns42Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins20,280Summed across model years
By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 1,072

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

03006009001,200195819681974198019851994199920041,072200920142020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Chevrolet Impala complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
3,438
Engine and cooling
1,941
Steering
1,198
Stability and traction control
971
Airbags
954
Brakes
935
Powertrain
931
Lighting
695
Speed control
651
Fuel system
455
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Impala 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 Impala by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Sedan1520.016700555
2019Sedan2817.920710631
2018Sedan5910.249210882
2017Sedan1167.8682001,110
2016Sedan11111.7793001,293
2015Sedan3007.31,875301,659
2014Sedan6364.23,1801222,029
2013Sedan2725.9824101,538
2012Sedan25810.5860301,471
2011Sedan5055.92,525201,236
2010Sedan4415.22,100401,187
2009Sedan8246.82,943501,063
2008Sedan8108.02,250211,003
2007Sedan62710.41,51130935
2006Sedan52415.61,09221804
2005Sedan6098.91,26940555
2004Sedan1,0726.92,68070495
2003Sedan6949.72,10381477
2002Sedan7959.63,05872448
2001Sedan74214.03,373102454
2000Sedan81816.42,597102377
1999Sedan40.0180014
1998Sedan250.08007
1997Sedan10.05006
1996Sedan884.54401224
1995Sedan446.82381118
1994Sedan156.794115
1993Coupe250.012101
1992Not decoded0NoneNone101
1991Not decoded0NoneNone101
1987Sedan10.014000
1985Sedan10.020111
1984Not decoded0NoneNone010
1983Sedan30.0150200
1982Sedan20.0200300
1981Sedan2100.0100200
1980Not decoded0NoneNone300
1979Not decoded0NoneNone300
1978Not decoded0NoneNone300
1977Not decoded0NoneNone310
1976Not decoded0NoneNone100
1974Not decoded0NoneNone300
1973Not decoded0NoneNone100
1972Not decoded0NoneNone200
1971Not decoded0NoneNone400
1969Not decoded0NoneNone400
1968Not decoded0NoneNone200
1967Not decoded0NoneNone200
1966Not decoded0NoneNone200
1965Not decoded0NoneNone300
1963Not decoded0NoneNone000
1958Not decoded0NoneNone000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Impala

  • 18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
    Brakes · 211k vehicles
  • 16V-507 Jul 5, 2016
    Front passenger seat frame may contact and damage the wires of the passenger presence sensor module
    Airbags · 289k vehicles
  • 15V-701 Oct 26, 2015
    Affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto…
    Engine and cooling · 1M vehicles
  • 15V-465 Jul 24, 2015
    Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front…
    Airbags · 5,493 vehicles
  • 15V-202 Apr 6, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged
    Brakes · 126 vehicles
  • 15V-201 Apr 6, 2015
    On May 18, 2015, GM expanded the recall to cover an additional 49,751 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2003, to June 25, 2004
    Engine and cooling · 331k vehicles
  • 15V-085 Feb 11, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged
    Brakes · 3,660 vehicles
  • 14V-614 Oct 1, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short
    Electrical system · 106k vehicles
  • 14V-541 Sep 9, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged
    Brakes · 205k vehicles
  • 14V-518 Aug 28, 2014
    Affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
    Airbags · 5 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.