Complaints over time
Complaints about the 1973 Chevrolet Pickup peaked in 2003, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
1973 Chevrolet Pickup
Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Components
0% of complaints about the 1973 Chevrolet Pickup name fuel system
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 1973 Chevrolet Pickup
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 1973 Chevrolet Pickup
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Mar 30, 2014Failure Jul 21, 198350,000 milesWilmington, NCFuel/propulsion systemCrashFire1 injured
MY GM PICK UP TRUCK WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND UPON IMPACT THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED, BURNING MY BODY WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS REQUIRING SKIN GRAFTS AND RELATED OPERATIONS TO SAVE MY LIFE. GM'S COVER UP OF THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS CAUSED ME PAIN AND AGONY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT WILL LAST MY LIFETIME. HOW IS IT THAT GM WILL RECALL TRUCKS THAT HAVE NO FATALITIES AND YET REFUSE TO RECALL THE C/K PICK UP TRUCKS THAT CONTINUE TO EXPLODE AND INCINERATE ITS OCCUPANTS? THERE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 4, 000, 000 OF THESE TERRORIST DESIGNED PICK UP TRUCKS STILL ON OUR TAXPAYER HIGHWAYS. I DEMAND A FULL RECALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRUCKS BUILT BY GM BETWEEN 1973 THRU THE EARLY 1990'S. GM'S CONTINUING COVER UP KNOWLEDGE AND REFUSAL TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS IS A TERRORIST STYLE PREMEDITATED ATTEMPTED MURDER AIMED AT THE DRIVING PUBLIC. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10575666 - Filed Oct 8, 2003Failure Jan 1, 1901Washington, DCUnknown or other
FOIA REQUEST FULL-FIELD DUMPS OF FATAL CRASH DATA WITH FIRE/EXPLOSION AS MOST HARMFUL EVENT FOR GM C.K. PICKUPS MY 1973-87 DATA YR 2002 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, LINCOLN TOWN CAR MY 1992-2003, DATA YEAR 2002, DODGE RAM DATA YEAR 2002.*MR *CB
NHTSA complaint 10042616
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
1 manufacturer communication cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- 010101 Jan 1, 2001 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING FLEXIBLE FAN BLADES *SLC
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.