Recall Register

1978 Chevrolet K20: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Chevrolet K20. The newest campaign is 78V166000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Aug 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 78V166000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will tighten the nuts to specifications on all affected vehicles at no cost 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. 34 units in total.

  1. 78V166000Received . 16 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The front nuts may not have been tightened to specifications. These nuts could loosen during vehicle operation and cause the front hub and rotor assembly to separate from the wheel and tire assembly.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will tighten the nuts to specifications on all affected vehicles at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 78V149000Received . 18 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars", in that the tire inflation pressure listed on the labels is too low.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a new label that shows the correct tire pressure information, 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

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

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1978 Chevrolet K20
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA92041Engineering analysisFUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYFuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly8 Dec 19929 Mar 1995

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. 19693
  3. 19701
  4. 19713
  5. 19721
  6. 19731
  7. 19741
  8. 19761
  9. 19771
  10. 19782
  11. 19792
  12. 19801
  13. 19821
  14. 19850
  15. 19870
  16. 19886
  17. 19893
  18. 19904
  19. 19912
  20. 19923
  21. 19932
  22. 19945
  23. 19952
  24. 19962
  25. 19970
  26. 19980

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Chevrolet K20: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/k20/1978/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Chevrolet K20?
34 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 K20 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 33 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet K20, model years 1967 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Chevrolet K20 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.