New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 1981.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Vehicle speed control1
- Tires1
- Seat belts1
- Engine and engine cooling1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 18 El Camino vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 12 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
In New Zealand
18 El Camino cars are on the New Zealand register; 94% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
5 campaigns cover the El Camino.
MANUAL VALVE LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED.
SOME VEHICLES HAVE BUCKET SEAT BACK LOCKS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 207, ANCHORAGE OF SEATS. IN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BACK LOCK MAY NOT FUNCTION.
THE MASTER CYLINDER REAR BRAKE PIPE, WHICH CARRIES BRAKE FLUID TO THE REAR BRAKES, MAY DEVELOP A LEAK DUE TO EXTENDED CHAFING ON THE AIR CLEANER RESONATOR BRACKET.
"TX" HEAVY DUTY WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH LAMINATED STEEL. THE WHEEL DISC MAY FRACTURE AND THE WHEEL AND TIRE COULD PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME MAY FRACTURE. THE REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORTS AND POSITIONS THE REAR AXLE. FRACTURE OF THE BOLTS WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP FREE.
NHTSA recalls