1972 Chevrolet Vega: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1972 Chevrolet Vega. The newest campaign is 72V190000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Jul 1972. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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.
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. 1,012,072 units in total.
- 72V190000Equipment / Other / Labels
- 72V164000Power Train / Axle Assembly
- 72V112000Vehicle Speed Control
- 72V075000Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
72V164000Received . 526,000 units.
Power Train / Axle Assembly
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
72V112000Received . 350,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
72V075000Received . 129,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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.
- 19712
- 19724
- 19751
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1972 Chevrolet VegaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1972 Chevrolet Vega: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/vega/1972/. 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 1972 Chevrolet Vega?
- 1,012,072 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 Vega have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Vega, model years 1971 to 1975. 4 of them name the 1972 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1972 Chevrolet Vega open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.