Recall Register

1980 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1980 Chevrolet Caprice. The newest campaign is 80V135000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Oct 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 80V135000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the brake pipe, if necessary, free of charge.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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. 109,877 units in total.

  1. 80V135000Received . 24,719 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the front brake pipe and the engine oil pan. This condition could cause the brake pipe to contact the left hand front edge of the oil pan, resulting in wear and, eventually, damage to the brake pipe. This could lead to a loss of brake fluid and subsequent loss of brakes.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the brake pipe, if necessary, free of charge.

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

  2. 80V132000Received . 85,158 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles may not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims". The tire rim size was omitted on the existing label.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The owner has the option of affixing the correct information label him/herself or having the dealer do it at no charge 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.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 19653
  2. 19662
  3. 19672
  4. 19682
  5. 19694
  6. 19713
  7. 19722
  8. 19731
  9. 19742
  10. 19761
  11. 19773
  12. 19782
  13. 19793
  14. 19802
  15. 19811
  16. 19821
  17. 19830
  18. 19841
  19. 19853
  20. 19861
  21. 19872
  22. 19881
  23. 19890
  24. 19901
  25. 19915
  26. 19926
  27. 19931
  28. 19946
  29. 19957
  30. 19964
  31. 19970
  32. 20113
  33. 20123
  34. 20134
  35. 20143

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. 1980 Chevrolet Caprice: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/caprice/1980/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 1980 Chevrolet Caprice?
109,877 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 Caprice have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Caprice, model years 1965 to 2014. 2 of them name the 1980 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Chevrolet Caprice open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.