The 1987 Chevrolet G20 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 463 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FUEL TANK LOWER FILLER PIPE MAY CONTAIN SMALL HOLES AT SOME SPOT WELDS USED TO ATTACH A MOUNTING BRACKET.
FUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE PIPE DURING REFUELING ORTURNING AND SPILL FUEL IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY FMVSS 301.
REPLACE FUEL TANK LOWER FILLER PIPE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Steering column has gradually loosened at the tilt mechinisim until the wheel is very loose. *ak”
“Was traveling 60 mph & started to smell something burning. Odor/smoke went away. After stopping vehicle, checked under hood and noticed plastic housing had burned in half. Hoses had holes in them & were falling apart. Had contacted manufacturer.*ak”
“Tires in like new condition two rear tires lost tread, not blowing but tread peeling simler to fire stone problem. Are tires safe to use? *ak (dot number: doramhv316 tiresize: lt325/85r1)”
“I have small chidren who could not get out of this door in case of emergency. *ak”
“Left rear wheel fell off of vehicle causing damages (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs”
“Passenger's side seat reclined automatically and without warning, (conversion by trailwagon)”
“Vehicles steering wheel column is about to fall apart it moves back and forth due to some defective bolts. Tt consumer was told by dealer that all steering colums have this problem, consumer states it becomes noticeable when chanign gears.*jb”
“Both driver/passenger doors refuse to shut due to latch failing repeatedly. Please describe details. Tt”
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:ANALYSIS OF THE 65 COMPLAINTSFORWARDED BY GM ON THIS ISSUE REVEALS THAT 15 OF THE COMPLAINTS MAY BESAFETY RELATED.COMPLAINTS IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AS A RED HOT EXHAUSTSYSTEM OR MUFFLER FAILURE WERE NOT COUNTED.GM ALSO INCLUDED NUMEROUSCOMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO FUEL EXPULSION…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Chevrolet G20 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.