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1968 Chevrolet Impala

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1968 Impala.

This reference page provides an overview of the 1968 Chevrolet Impala, though the available model complaint history only covers the period from 1991 to 2020. This reliability record is characterized by a wide variance, reaching a high of 1,071 complaints in 2004 and a low of just one in 1997. Consequently, the 1968 model year sits outside the scope of this specific data set.

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Performance & power Independent road tests

0–60 mph, quarter-mile, horsepower and torque from independent road tests.

Independent road tests for the Impala of this era, listed by trim and engine — this page spans more than one engine, so no single horsepower figure is shown.

6.3–12.4 sec0–60 mph (tested)quickest 6.30 sec — 1962 SS409 V8 Coupe

Year	Trim / engine	0–60	¼ mile	HP	Drivetrain
1965	SS V8 Hardtop Coupe 4.6L V8	12.40 sec	19.70 sec	—	RWD
1972	Custom Hardtop Coupe 6.6L V8	11.20 sec	20.50 sec	170 hp	RWD
1962	SS409 V8 Coupe 6.7L V8	6.30 sec	14.90 sec	409 hp	RWD
1961	SS409 V8 Hardtop Coupe 6.7L V8	6.70 sec	15.20 sec	360 hp	RWD

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

Open recalls

NHTSA campaigns

Service bulletins

Manufacturer communications

ODI investigations

Office of Defects Investigation

Owner complaints

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire

Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

’91 ’92 ’93 ’94 ’95 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’18 ’19 ’20

No owner complaints on record with NHTSA for this vehicle.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

Showing 2 of 2 campaigns on record for this vehicle.

69V030000Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail PipeReported 28/02/1969

EXHAUST EMISSIONS (CARBON MONOXIDE) MAY ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPE IS SUBSTANTIALLY OUT THE DESIGN POSITION, DETERIORATED FROM USE, OR WHEN AN OPENING IN THE BODY DEVELOPS NEAR THE EXHAUST… Remedy: RESEAL NEARBY BODY JOINTS AND REPLACE THE DRAW PLUG IN THE BODY WHICH WAS USED TO REMOVE SURPLUS BONDERIZING SOLUTION DURING MANUFACTURE.

71V235000Engine And Engine Cooling:EngineReported 29/12/1971

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A SEPARATED MOTOR MOUNT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO LIFT, WHICH MAY AFFECT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE, MOMENTARILY INCREASING THROTTLE, POSSIBLY TO FULL THROTTLE. Remedy: INSPECT ENGINE MOUNTS AND INSTALL RESTRAINTS WHICH WILL LIMIT ENGINE LIFT AND ELIMINATE POSSIBLE SECONDARY EFFECTS TO THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DUE TO ENGINE MOUNT SEPARATION.