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1970 Chevrolet C20

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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What owners reported most

Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 1 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Tires complaints

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Mileage unknown · Nov 25, 2004
Tires

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 80 EAST OF WEST LIBERTY, IA. RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND TREAD FLEW OFF AND COMPLETELY BLEW APART NEARLY UPSETTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO FOUND LEFT REAR TIRE TO BE FLAWED AND READY TO BLOW. COST US DEARLY AS WE WERE 225 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS VERY LATE ON A SATURDAY EVENING. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WIT…

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DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 80 EAST OF WEST LIBERTY, IA. RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND TREAD FLEW OFF AND COMPLETELY BLEW APART NEARLY UPSETTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO FOUND LEFT REAR TIRE TO BE FLAWED AND READY TO BLOW. COST US DEARLY AS WE WERE 225 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS VERY LATE ON A SATURDAY EVENING. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH COOPER TIRE ADN RUBBER COMPANY. WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH THEIR CLAIM DEMANDS, SUCH AS PROVIDING THE TIRE, PICTURES, AND ESTIMATES. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITHIN 30 DAYS, AND THAT WAS BACK IN AUGUST. WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. OUR CLAIM NUMBER WITH COOPER IS L2004-08-0196. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10100542

Official recalls

1

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA92041 · Fuel System Integrity

Opened Dec 8, 1992 · Closed Mar 9, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

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