Recall Register

1979 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1979 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. The newest campaign is 80V016000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Feb 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 80V016000, in the NHTSA record

All involved vehicles will be inspected for positive battery cable misrouting and possible heat damage to the insulation. If necessary, the positive battery cable will be replaced or rerouted 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

3 campaigns, newest first. 55,880 units in total.

  1. 80V016000Received . 8,474 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A misrouting of the positive battery cable may exist. As a result, the positive battery cable insulation could be damaged from exhaust manifold heat. The wire in the cable may then contact and damage the metal brake tube.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All involved vehicles will be inspected for positive battery cable misrouting and possible heat damage to the insulation. If necessary, the positive battery cable will be replaced or rerouted at no charge to owner.

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

  2. 80V014000Received . 46,556 units.

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

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The hydraulic steel brake tube connecting the brake hose to the left or right front top wheel cylinder may develop a fracture in the bend next to the wheel cylinder. This fracture results from periodic high stresses in the tube due to "brake chatter" which can occur during certain environmental conditions.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace the front brake tubes at no charge to owner.

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

  3. 80V017000Received . 850 units.

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

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    During testing of the fire apparatus, extreme heat generated from the right side engine exhaust manifold, resulted in damage to the brake hose at the frame fitting. This could cause a leak in the front axle hydraulic brake hose.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install an exhaust heat shield at the right side frame to brake hose fitting and replace front brake hoses 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.

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, 2 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 Chevrolet Truck: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Dec 1998

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 Chevrolet Truck, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1979 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP96003Defect petitionGAS TANK GUARDFuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly2 Jan 19969 Feb 1996
DP92016Defect petitionFUEL TANK POSITIONFuel System, Gasoline17 Aug 19928 Dec 1992

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. 19601
  2. 19611
  3. 19621
  4. 19631
  5. 19641
  6. 19651
  7. 19661
  8. 19671
  9. 19701
  10. 19720
  11. 19741
  12. 19760
  13. 19771
  14. 19783
  15. 19793
  16. 19802
  17. 19810
  18. 19820
  19. 19830
  20. 19840
  21. 19851
  22. 19861
  23. 19870
  24. 19880
  25. 19890
  26. 19900
  27. 19910
  28. 19920
  29. 19930
  30. 19940
  31. 19950
  32. 19960
  33. 19970
  34. 19980
  35. 19990
  36. 20000
  37. 20010
  38. 20020
  39. 20030

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 Chevrolet Truck: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/chevrolet-truck/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 Chevrolet Truck?
55,880 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck, model years 1960 to 2003. 3 of them name the 1979 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1979 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.