By model year
GMC Caballero complaints by model year
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 Caballero
Every GMC Caballero model year on file, 1978 to 1987. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91978 to 1987
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each GMC Caballero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the GMC Caballero
- 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 - 06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles - 89V-102 Jun 16, 1989
Small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or…
Speed control · 1.76M vehicles - 87V-168 Oct 26, 1987
Manual valve link in the transmission may have been improperly formed
Powertrain · 12k vehicles - 85V-048 Apr 29, 1985
Excessive enlargement of the wheel cylinder pilot hole in the rear brake backing plate could allow the wheel cylinder to rotate and cause loss of…
Brakes · 1.81M vehicles - 84V-149 Nov 24, 1984
Rear axle assembly may have axles that were improperly manufactured
Powertrain · 3.1M vehicles - 83V-106 Oct 13, 1983
Master cylinder rear brake pipe, which carries brake fluid to the rear brakes, may develop a leak due to extended chafing on the air cleaner…
Brakes · 4,667 vehicles - 83V-084 Sep 2, 1983
Platform trailer hitches were produced from other than pure steel
Trailer hitches · 141 vehicles - 81V-036 Mar 23, 1981
"tx" heavy duty wheels may have been manufactured with laminated steel
Wheels · 6,690 vehicles - 81V-025 Feb 25, 1981
Bolts that attach the lower rear control arm to the frame may fracture
Suspension · 5.82M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.