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GMC C25

Every GMC C25 model year on file, 1972 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years112 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141972 to 1996
Recall campaigns26Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 27% of the model's total

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

012319721985198719891991199331996
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 C25 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
6
Seats
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC C25 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 C25 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Pickup250.033502
1995Pickup333.338712
1994Not decoded20.01001011
1993Pickup20.029220
1992Pickup10.015210
1991Not decoded0NoneNone010
1990Not decoded0NoneNone210
1989Not decoded0NoneNone110
1988Pickup10.033410
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Not decoded0NoneNone110
1985Not decoded0NoneNone010
1978Not decoded0NoneNone100
1972Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC C25

  • 99V-130 May 20, 1999
    Vehicle description: extended-cab pickup trucks equipped with high-back bucket seats
    Seats · 59k vehicles
  • 99V-025 Feb 5, 1999
    Vehicle description: pickup trucks, crew cabs, utility trucks and sport utility vehicles
    Lighting · 989k vehicles
  • 97V-037 Mar 7, 1997
    Vehicle description: extended cab and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with reclining seats and the easy-entry feature
    Seats · 624k vehicles
  • 96V-082 May 7, 1996
    Four u-bolts nuts on either side of the rear axle were under-torqued
    Suspension · 17k vehicles
  • 96V-057 Apr 4, 1996
    These vehicles were assembled with the throttle cable contacting the dash mat which could bind the throttle
    Speed control · 379k vehicles
  • 96E-010 Mar 25, 1996
    Seat recliner to seat frame attaching bolts on these vehicles could loosen, fatigue and fracture, allowing the seat back to suddenly recline
    Seats · 2,400 vehicles
  • 96V-004 Jan 2, 1996
    Steering column upper intermediate-shaft nut may not be torqued to proper specifications
    Steering · 3,047 vehicles
  • 95V-243 Dec 28, 1995
    Certain trucks have fuel rail assemblies with an improperly crimped end retainer clip that results in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 623 vehicles
  • 95V-246 Dec 21, 1995
    Seat recliner to seat frame attaching bolts on these vehicle could loosen, fatigue and fracture, allowing the seat back to suddenly recline
    Seats · 676k vehicles
  • 95V-242 Dec 13, 1995
    These vehicles were built with front seat belt systems with no energy management loops and may not meet the head injury criteria requirements of…
    Seat belts · 40 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.