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GMC C35

Every GMC C35 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 years70 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161972 to 1996
Recall campaigns30Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 43% of the model's total

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

0123197219781985198719891991199319963
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 C35 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
3
Seats
1
Suspension
1
Wheels
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC C35 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 C35 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Pickup30.050602
1995Not decoded0NoneNone812
1994Not decoded20.0100911
1993Not decoded0NoneNone210
1992Not decoded0NoneNone110
1991Not decoded0NoneNone110
1990Not decoded0NoneNone210
1989Not decoded0NoneNone110
1988Not decoded10.0100210
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Not decoded0NoneNone310
1985Van10.050310
1984Not decoded0NoneNone300
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1973Not decoded0NoneNone100
1972Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC C35

  • 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-117 Jul 1, 1996
    These tires have bead damage which occured during tire mounting
    Tires · 5,773 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.