Model year

1978 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
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1978 Chevrolet Pickup peaked in 2002, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120021200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

0% of complaints about the 1978 Chevrolet Pickup name tires

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Tires
1
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 1978 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 1978 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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed May 3, 2002Failure Oct 17, 1998Lawson, MOTires

    VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TIRES REPLACED, CRACKS WERE IN MIDDLE OF TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SWERVING STOPPED WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED, BF GOORICH, P235/75R15, CONSUMER STATES THAT VIN IS CKL148108638. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 8009096
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.