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GMC C3500

Every GMC C3500 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 years264 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271970 to 1996
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins13Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 31% of the model's total

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

024681970197319761979198219851988199181996
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 C3500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
11
Powertrain
4
Tires
4
Visibility and wipers
4
Engine and cooling
3
Electrical system
2
Structure
2
Steering
1
Suspension
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC C3500 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 C3500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Other20.0100104
1995Pickup540.063113
1994Pickup80.0114212
1993Other425.0200202
1992Pickup20.031301
1991Van20.067221
1990Not decoded0NoneNone310
1989Other1100.0100310
1988Pickup10.033120
1987Not decoded0NoneNone120
1986Other10.0100120
1985Not decoded0NoneNone120
1984Not decoded0NoneNone120
1983Not decoded0NoneNone110
1982Not decoded0NoneNone110
1981Not decoded0NoneNone110
1980Not decoded0NoneNone110
1979Not decoded0NoneNone110
1978Not decoded0NoneNone110
1977Not decoded0NoneNone110
1976Not decoded0NoneNone110
1975Not decoded0NoneNone110
1974Not decoded0NoneNone210
1973Not decoded0NoneNone010
1972Not decoded0NoneNone010
1971Not decoded0NoneNone310
1970Not decoded0NoneNone110
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC C3500

  • 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
  • 99V-025 Feb 5, 1999
    Vehicle description: pickup trucks, crew cabs, utility trucks and sport utility vehicles
    Lighting · 989k 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
  • 92V-056 Apr 14, 1992
    Pivot bolt holding the brake pedal to its support bracket may be improperly tightened and may not have engaged the locking material on the bolt
    Brakes · 177 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.