The 1976 Chevrolet C10 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 330,468 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD IN COMBINATION WITH THE PEDAL INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CUT THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN RUBBER MAT OR CARPET INTO THE THICK RESILIENT INSULATION PAD UNDERNEATH DURING HEAVY OR REPEATED FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD MAY CATCH IN THE MAT OR CARPET,…
Remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND RETAINER DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD FROM CUTTING THE RUBBER MAT OR CARPET. THIS WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT CHARGE.
Complaints by component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1fires
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
TIRES
1
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Vehicle engine fire (ohio traffic crash report). *mjs”
“On 3/11/94 was driving when goodyear tire split causing an accident-2 injured. Tt”
“This is in regards to product safety campaign; tsb #86c15 or #86c10, issue date: jan. "87, fuel tank shield installation. As of this time we have not experienced a failure, but wish to acquire info on this campaign.no safety defec tlisted in summary. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP96007 Opened 1996-05-17 · closed 1996-12-03
TRUCK FAN BLADE
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA92041 Opened 1992-12-08 · closed 1995-03-09
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1976 Chevrolet C10 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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