POSSIBILITY THAT BOLTS USED TO ASSEMBLE UPPER CONTROL ARM SHAFT TO FRAME MAY BETOO BRITTLE.IF BOLTS BREAK AND PERMIT UPPER ARM OF FRONT SUSPENSION TO BECOMEDETACHED FROM FRAME, WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BYREPLACING BOLTS WITH IMPROVED ONES.)
1970 Chevrolet C20 Recalls
The 1970 Chevrolet C20 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11,328 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“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…”
Defect investigations
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1970 Chevrolet C20 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.