1973 Chevrolet Pickup Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1973 Chevrolet Pickup. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
1crashes1fires1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“My gm pick up truck was impacted on the passenger side and upon impact the fuel tank exploded, burning my body with 2nd and 3rd degree burns requiring skin grafts and related operations to save my life. Gm's cover up of this design flaw has caused me pain and agony and financial hardship that will…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 1983-07-21

“Foia request full-field dumps of fatal crash data with fire/explosion as most harmful event for gm c.k. Pickups my 1973-87 data yr 2002 ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquis, lincoln town car my 1992-2003, data year 2002, dodge ram data year 2002.*mr *cb”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 1901-01-01
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 1973 Chevrolet Pickup as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.