Recall Register

1971 Chevrolet Impala: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1971 Chevrolet Impala. The newest campaign is 73V013000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jan 1973. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields. 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, 73V013000, in the NHTSA record

Inspect and install shield on affected vehicles.
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

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,727,336 units in total.

  • 73V013000Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields
  • 71V125000Tires / Tread/Belt
  • 71V121000Equipment / Mechanical / Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
  • 70V143000Vehicle Speed Control

  1. 73V013000Received . 3,707,064 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The possibility exists that driving on unpaved road surfaces, particularly roads which are heavily graveled and which are extremely wavy or filled with chuckholes, at speeds which cause the car to pitch excessively, the front crossmember may scoop up loose stones or gravel and could be thrown into the engine compartment. It is possible for one of these stones to lodge between the steering coupling and the frame and cause increased steering effort or interference with steering control of the car when steering wheel is turned to the left.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Increased steering effort or interference with steeringcontrol may lead to loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect and install shield on affected vehicles.

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

  2. 71V125000Received . 1,672 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

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

  3. 71V121000Received . 6,000 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  4. 70V143000Received . 12,600 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

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. 19630
  2. 19653
  3. 19662
  4. 19672
  5. 19682
  6. 19694
  7. 19714
  8. 19722
  9. 19731
  10. 19743
  11. 19761
  12. 19773
  13. 19783
  14. 19793
  15. 19803
  16. 19812
  17. 19822
  18. 19831
  19. 19850
  20. 19870
  21. 19930
  22. 19940
  23. 19950
  24. 19960
  25. 19970
  26. 19980
  27. 19990
  28. 20007
  29. 20017
  30. 20024
  31. 20035
  32. 20044
  33. 20051
  34. 20061
  35. 20072
  36. 20082
  37. 20095
  38. 20104
  39. 20112
  40. 20123
  41. 20131
  42. 201412
  43. 20153
  44. 20181
  45. 20191

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. 1971 Chevrolet Impala: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/impala/1971/. 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 1971 Chevrolet Impala?
3,727,336 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Impala have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 57 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Impala, model years 1963 to 2019. 4 of them name the 1971 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1971 Chevrolet Impala open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.