How many recalls does the 1971 Chevrolet Caprice have?

The 1971 Chevrolet Caprice has 3 NHTSA safety recall campaigns on record.

How do I check if my 1971 Chevrolet Caprice has an open recall?

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1971 Chevrolet Caprice Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1971 Chevrolet Caprice has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,714,736 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

STRUCTURE 73V013000 1973-01-24 3,707,064 affected

Defect

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT DRIVING ON UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES, PARTICULARLY ROADS WHICH ARE HEAVILY GRAVELED AND WHICH ARE EXTREMELY WAVY OR FILLED WITH CHUCKHOLES, AT SPEEDS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY, THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER MAY SCOOP UP LOOSE STONES OR GRAVEL AND COULD BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE…

Consequence

INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR INTERFERENCE WITH STEERINGCONTROL MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSPECT AND INSTALL SHIELD ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.

TIRES 71V125000 1971-07-26 1,672 affected

Defect

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-17.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-4.S TATION WAGONS.EQUIPPED WITH L-78-15 FASTRAK W.S.POSSIBIL ITY THAT TIRE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLETO EARLY TREAD SEPARATION, AN D MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 109.THIS TYPE TREAD SEPARATION WILL NOT CAUSE DEFLATION OFBUT MAY CAUSE…

EQUIPMENT 71V121000 1971-07-20 6,000 affected

Defect

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-11.STATION WAGONS ONLY.POSSIBIL ITY THAT BUMPERJACK LOAD REST LIP MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FORMEDALLOWING IT TO BEND AND VEHICLESLIP FROM JACK LOAD REST.(CO RRECT BY INSTALLING CORRECT JACK CORRECT JACKWHERENECESSARY. )

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1971 Chevrolet Caprice as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.