1977 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1977 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. Newest first.
The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars". Some of the tires (alcoa tube type) were improperly marked 22.5 x 7.5/5 when they were meant to be 22 x 7.5/5.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
The dealer will inspect and replace improperly marked front aluminum wheels with correctly marked wheels, without charge.
Owner complaints
4 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Seat belts
The passenger side seat belt failed under a rapid stop. the belt never caught. it just continued to let belt out until the passenger caught herself near the dash. upon taking the belt rollup assembly apart, I found that the nylon bracket that holds the lead (pb) pendalum had broken. the…
The passenger side seat belt failed under a rapid stop. the belt never caught. it just continued to let belt out until the passenger caught herself near the dash. upon taking the belt rollup assembly apart, I found that the nylon bracket that holds the lead (pb) pendalum had broken. the latching pendalum was in the bottom of the assembly. I "super glued" the bracket, so that it IS working at the moment, because gm does not make a replacement anymore. this angers me. I am now searching the junk yards for a good one. sincerely, [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6).
- Tires › Tread/belt
Left front tire tread sparation without warning in heavy traffic on interstate 5 - lucky to avoid hitting other vehicles - tires were correctly inflated - vehicle was not loaded( dot number: w2hl4fap3s tire size: p235/75r15 )
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
The design of the fuel tank IS mounted outboard of frame, the design has been noted to be faulty resulting in fires when vehicle IS involved in collision. Consumer has not experienced fire, however vehicle contains design flaw.
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Vehicles gas tank outside the frame.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Gas tank guard
Mr. Chevedden petition the agency requesting a defect investigation that would resultin the retrofitting of a low cost gas tank guard on all 1973-87 Chevrolet and GMC CK pickup trucks to prevent fires in a side impact
- Fuel tank position
Fuel tank position
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 623520Subject regarding flexible fan blades *slc
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