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GMC Brigadier

Every GMC Brigadier model year on file, 1978 to 1989. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91978 to 1989
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

GMC Brigadier complaints by model year

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

00.250.50.751197819791980198119851986198719881989
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC Brigadier 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 Brigadier by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1989Not decoded0NoneNone010
1988Not decoded0NoneNone110
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Not decoded0NoneNone110
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
1980Not decoded0NoneNone100
1979Not decoded0NoneNone200
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC Brigadier

  • 89V-121 Jul 24, 1989
    Rear axle relay valves (one per axle) may not meet brake release timing requirements of fmvss 121
    Brakes · 7 vehicles
  • 86V-130 Sep 19, 1986
    Throttle return spring assembly may fail and prevent the throttle from returning to the closed (idle) position when the accelerator pedal is released
    Speed control · 241 vehicles
  • 81V-104 Sep 9, 1981
    During assembly the upper steering column shaft pinch bolt may not have been sufficiently tightened
    Steering · 44k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.