By model year
The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 5
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
GMC C Series
Every GMC C Series model year on file, 1967 to 2009. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years325 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years391967 to 2009
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,558Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the GMC C Series complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each GMC C Series 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SUV | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 571 |
| 2008 | Pickup | 5 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 528 |
| 2007 | Pickup | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 492 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| 2005 | Pickup | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 352 |
| 2004 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 280 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2002 | Van | 2 | 0.0 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 103 |
| 2001 | Other | 2 | 0.0 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 114 |
| 2000 | Pickup | 4 | 25.0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 1998 | Pickup | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 1996 | Pickup | 4 | 25.0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 1995 | Pickup | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1992 | Other | 3 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1990 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 1989 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 1 | 100.0 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the GMC C Series
- 01I-016 Sep 1, 2001
This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
Fuel system · Vehicles not reported - 01V-159 May 17, 2001
Vehicle description: pickup and utility trucks
Seat belts · 9,196 vehicles - 01I-004 Mar 8, 2001
This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
Engine and cooling · Vehicles not reported - 89V-149 Sep 8, 1989
Trucks may have been produced with incorrect or missing
Equipment · 585 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.