1977 Chevrolet Impala Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1977 Chevrolet Impala has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 598,441 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the trailer hitches. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 79V161000 1979-07-02 476,245 affected
Defect

A CHILD COULD OPEN THE REAR SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND ENTER THIS COMPARTMENT. THE CHILD COULD BECOME ENTRAPPED IF THE DOOR WERE TO CLOSE, AS IT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED FROM THE INSIDE.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH, WHICH CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY, WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY THAT REQUIRES A KEY TO LATCH AS WELL AS LOCK THE DOOR.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 76V175000 1976-11-03 66,632 affected
Defect

GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO (CHEVROLET) 77C02 (PONTIAC) 77-C-4 (BUICK) 77-C-5.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TURN SIGNAL OPERATING UNIT OR VEHICLES WITH TILT STEERINGCOLUMNS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.108.THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ACTUATOR PIVOT PIN WHICH MAY WORK OUT OF THE PIVOT,RESULTING IN NOT…

STEERING 76V132000 1976-09-07 55,564 affected
Defect

GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 77-C-1.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATESHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH COUPLING RETAINER LOCKING TABS NOT BENT OVERPROPERLY OR ONE OR MORE OF THE LOWER FLEXIBLE COUPLING RIVETS IMPROPERLYPEENED.IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS EXISTS, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLYCOULD SEPARATE…

Complaints by component

TRAILER HITCHES
1
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tow bar broke, causing tow vehicle to crash into guard rail.(ohio state police report) *sd”

TRAILER HITCHES · reported 1996-01-12

Defect investigations

Investigation DP78060 Opened 1978-09-13 · closed 1978-12-07

SEAT BELTS DON'T UNLOCK

SEAT BELTS DON'T UNLOCK

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 1977 Chevrolet Impala as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.