Recall Register

1977 Chevrolet C10: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1977 Chevrolet C10. The newest campaign is 77V178000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Oct 1977. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 77V178000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will install a new accelerator pedal and retainer designed to prevent the accelerator pedal rod from cutting the rubber mat or carpet. This will be performed without charge.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 330,485 units in total.

  1. 77V178000Received . 330,468 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The accelerator pedal rod in combination with the pedal installed on the involved vehicles may cut through the floor pan rubber mat or carpet into the thick resilient insulation pad underneath during heavy or repeated full throttle applications. As a result, the accelerator pedal rod may catch in the mat or carpet, preventing the throttle from returning to idle when the driver"s foot is removed from the pedal.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a new accelerator pedal and retainer designed to prevent the accelerator pedal rod from cutting the rubber mat or carpet. This will be performed without charge.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 77V171000Received . 17 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles were assembled with a standard front suspension assembly, instead of the specified heavy-duty front suspension. Operation of vehicle while carrying the maximum rated load may lead to deterioration and eventual failure of front suspension components.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install the proper front suspension components without charge to owner.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

4 complaints, 4 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1977 Chevrolet C10: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline4
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Oct 1999

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1977 Chevrolet C10, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1977 Chevrolet C10
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA92041Engineering analysisFUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYFuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly8 Dec 19929 Mar 1995

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19610
  2. 19671
  3. 19680
  4. 19701
  5. 19711
  6. 19731
  7. 19742
  8. 19761
  9. 19772
  10. 19780
  11. 19790
  12. 19800
  13. 19812
  14. 19822
  15. 19830
  16. 19840
  17. 19851
  18. 19861
  19. 19870
  20. 19885
  21. 19892
  22. 19902
  23. 19911
  24. 19923
  25. 19933
  26. 19949
  27. 19957
  28. 19966
  29. 19973
  30. 19982
  31. 19991
  32. 20001
  33. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1977 Chevrolet C10: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/c10/1977/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1977 Chevrolet C10?
330,485 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet C10 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet C10, model years 1961 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1977 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1977 Chevrolet C10 name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 4 of 4 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1977 Chevrolet C10 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.