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GMC C1500

Every GMC C1500 model year on file, 1970 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years13322 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271970 to 1996
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins20Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 32, 24% of the model's total

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

01020304019701973197619791982198519881991321996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the GMC C1500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
28
Seats
27
Visibility and wipers
25
Powertrain
10
Electrical system
9
Seat belts
8
Airbags
8
Tires
6
Engine and cooling
5
Structure
5
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC C1500 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 C1500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Pickup1513.3250005
1995Pickup3225.0400014
1994Pickup254.0357013
1993Pickup2114.3300102
1992Pickup1717.6262102
1991Pickup520.091121
1990Pickup70.0175211
1989Pickup425.080211
1988Pickup633.3200121
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Not decoded0NoneNone110
1985Pickup1100.050110
1984Not decoded0NoneNone110
1983Not decoded0NoneNone110
1982Not decoded0NoneNone110
1981Not decoded0NoneNone210
1980Not decoded0NoneNone110
1979Not decoded0NoneNone110
1978Not decoded0NoneNone110
1977Not decoded0NoneNone110
1976Not decoded0NoneNone110
1975Not decoded0NoneNone110
1974Not decoded0NoneNone310
1973Not decoded0NoneNone110
1972Not decoded0NoneNone010
1971Not decoded0NoneNone010
1970Not decoded0NoneNone110
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC C1500

  • 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
    Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
    Equipment · 122k vehicles
  • 93V-016 Feb 1, 1993
    Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube
    Powertrain · 1.7M vehicles
  • 90V-170 Sep 17, 1990
    Trucks can contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust rear seat lap-shoulder belts as required by fmvss 209
    Seat belts · 194k vehicles
  • 81V-118 Oct 5, 1981
    Spare wheel is one inch wider than the maximum approved rim width and fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire…
    Wheels · 253 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.