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GMC K Series

Every GMC K Series model year on file, 1981 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years81 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years221981 to 2002
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins410Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 25% of the model's total

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

00.511.52198119831985198719891991199319952199719992002
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 K Series complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
3
Steering
2
Powertrain
1
Trailer hitches
1
Tires
1
Fuel system
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC K Series 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 K Series by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Not decoded10.01000218
2001Not decoded0NoneNone0225
2000Pickup20.0250225
1999Pickup10.0130252
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0057
1997Pickup10.070056
1996Not decoded0NoneNone0053
1995Pickup20.0250031
1994Not decoded0NoneNone0024
1993Not decoded0NoneNone0016
1992Not decoded0NoneNone0016
1991Not decoded0NoneNone008
1990Not decoded0NoneNone018
1989Not decoded0NoneNone138
1988Not decoded0NoneNone035
1987Not decoded0NoneNone011
1986Not decoded0NoneNone002
1985Not decoded0NoneNone002
1984Pickup1100.050001
1983Not decoded0NoneNone001
1982Not decoded0NoneNone001
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC K Series

  • 89V-149 Sep 8, 1989
    Trucks may have been produced with incorrect or missing
    Equipment · 585 vehicles
  • 80V-150 Nov 14, 1980
    Involved vehicles may have been assembled without the retainer clip for the brake pedal push rod
    Brakes · 364 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.