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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Chevrolet Classic Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Classic, across 2 model years from 2004 to 2005. The 2005 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).

Model years
2

2004–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2005

1 recalls

Owner complaints
89

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Classic across 2 model years; the most, 49, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 8 of the Chevrolet Classic complaints (9%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Chevrolet Classic model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 53 complaints), then the steering (14).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Classic in 2014: 29, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Classic is fuel system, gasoline: storage, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest Chevrolet Classic recall, 05V054000, was reported on February 14, 2005 and concerns the suspension: rear.

Chevrolet Classic years to avoid

Too few Chevrolet Classic model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Classic, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20051495not ranked
20041405not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Classic years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Classic

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR1

Chevrolet Classic model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Classic recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Classic, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
05V054000February 14, 2005suspension: rear2005crash9,402
04V301000June 30, 2004fuel system, gasoline: storage2004fire2,857

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Classic. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: September 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted