Recall Register

1968 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. The newest campaign is 71V235000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Dec 1971. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for 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, 71V235000, in the NHTSA record

Inspect engine mounts and install restraints which will limit engine lift and eliminate possible secondary effects to the throttle linkage due to engine mount separation.

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. 6,992,374 units in total.

  1. 71V235000Received . 6,682,084 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    There is a possibility that a separated motor mount may allow the engine to lift, which may affect the throttle linkage, momentarily increasing throttle, possibly to full throttle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unexpected loss of throttle control may cause loss ofvehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect engine mounts and install restraints which will limit engine lift and eliminate possible secondary effects to the throttle linkage due to engine mount separation.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  2. 68V085000Received . 310,290 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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

2 complaints, 3 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.

1968 Chevrolet Camaro: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Steering2
Wheels1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Jan 2015

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 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1968 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/camaro/1968/. 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.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro?
6,992,374 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 Camaro have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Camaro, model years 1967 to 2024. 2 of them name the 1968 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro name most often?
Steering: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.