Chevrolet Corvair Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Chevrolet Corvair (1961–1969). The most-complained-about year is 1966.

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• 1961
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• 1969

What Chevrolet Corvair owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1966 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Chevrolet Corvair recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Corvair, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)

   NHTSA 71V224000 Reported December 3, 1971 679,900 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

2. Hood (structure)

   NHTSA 67V118000 Reported December 7, 1967 1,046 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1968

3. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

   NHTSA 67V119000 Reported December 7, 1967 597 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1968

4. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

   NHTSA 67V033000 Reported March 29, 1967 19,510 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1967

Other Chevrolet models

• Malibu19,364 complaints
• Silverado 150018,029 complaints
• Impala10,434 complaints
• Tahoe10,032 complaints
• Equinox9,161 complaints
• Silverado8,799 complaints
• Blazer8,192 complaints
• Suburban8,164 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.