2018 Chevrolet Impala
Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.
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The short answer
From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 23, 2026.
- 1 recall naming it in NHTSA’s file (needs attention)
- 59 owner complaints to NHTSA
- 5of 5 overall stars from NHTSA
A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.
Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?
No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.
The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.
What recalls name it?
1 recall for the 2018 Chevrolet Impala in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.
None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 30, 2018. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
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NHTSA campaign
18V-576
What have owners told NHTSA?
59 complaints to NHTSA, received from Nov 26, 2017 to Jun 26, 2026.
- 6 complaints told of a crash, and none of a fire.
- Together they report 2 people injured and no deaths.
- Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
How did it do in crash tests?
NHTSA rated 1 version of the 2018 Chevrolet Impala: 5 stars overall.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.
NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Version | Overall | Frontal crash | Side crash | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impala, 4 DR, FWD | 5 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 12.1% chance of rolling over; no tip |
NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.
NHTSA’s notes on these ratings
- During the side barrier test, the curtain air bag was caught at the C-pillar causing the rear passenger dummy’s head to contact the window.
Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it
- Forward collision warning: optional.
- Lane departure warning: optional.
- Crash imminent braking: no.
- Dynamic brake support: no.
What the record doesn’t say
- Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
- Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
- How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.