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GMC 1500

Every GMC 1500 model year on file, 1985 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years647 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81985 to 2000
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 29, 45% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01020301985199019942919961997199819992000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the GMC 1500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
19
Brakes
11
Electrical system
7
Powertrain
5
Seats
4
Steering
4
Fuel system
4
Airbags
3
Tires
3
Engine and cooling
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC 1500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

GMC 1500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Not decoded0NoneNone100
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
1997Not decoded0NoneNone100
1996Pickup2412.5400002
1994Not decoded296.91,450001
1990Pickup812.5200001
1985Not decoded333.3300000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC 1500

  • 04V-562 Nov 26, 2004
    On certain vans equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment
    Adaptive equipment ยท 1,660 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.