Recall Register

1979 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro. The newest campaign is 80V108000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Aug 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm. NHTSA has 6 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, 80V108000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will perform a torque check of the attaching nut, and, if necessary, tighten it. In some cases an inadequate torque level may have caused ball stud or steering knuckle damage; if so, the affected components will be replaced at no charge to owner.
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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. 100,653 units in total.

  1. 80V108000Received . 85,325 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles, the lower control arm ball joint to steering knuckle attaching nut may not have been torqued to specifications. This condition could cause the nut to back off, resulting in joint separation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will perform a torque check of the attaching nut, and, if necessary, tighten it. In some cases an inadequate torque level may have caused ball stud or steering knuckle damage; if so, the affected components will be replaced at no charge to owner.

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

  2. 79V142000Received . 15,328 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles the brake stoplight and cruise control switch which is operated by the brake pedal may have been assembled with an incorrect lubricant on the actuating plunger. This can cause the rear brake stoplights to become inoperative and the cruise control, if activated, to stay electrically engaged.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake stoplight and cruise control switch at no cost to owner.

    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

6 complaints, 6 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.

1979 Chevrolet Camaro: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires3
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Visibility1
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
9 Jul 2012

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 1979 Chevrolet Camaro, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2012, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP85025Defect petitionFUEL LEAKAGE AT FILLER NECKVehicle Speed Control / Linkages14 Jun 198527 Nov 1985

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. 19671
  2. 19682
  3. 19691
  4. 19711
  5. 19732
  6. 19743
  7. 19752
  8. 19762
  9. 19772
  10. 19792
  11. 19802
  12. 19811
  13. 19823
  14. 19833
  15. 19845
  16. 19853
  17. 19864
  18. 19871
  19. 19882
  20. 19893
  21. 19902
  22. 19914
  23. 19922
  24. 19930
  25. 19941
  26. 19951
  27. 19960
  28. 19971
  29. 19980
  30. 19991
  31. 20000
  32. 20010
  33. 20021
  34. 20102
  35. 20112
  36. 20124
  37. 20133
  38. 20143
  39. 20151
  40. 20161
  41. 20173
  42. 20182
  43. 20191
  44. 20203
  45. 20214
  46. 20221
  47. 20230
  48. 20240

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. 1979 Chevrolet Camaro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/camaro/1979/. 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 1979 Chevrolet Camaro?
100,653 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 1979 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro name most often?
Tires: 3 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.