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GMC K2500

Every GMC K2500 model year on file, 1967 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years478 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years291967 to 1996
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 30% of the model's total

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

051015196719711974197719801983198619891992199614
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 K2500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
18
Powertrain
7
Visibility and wipers
7
Seats
6
Fuel system
5
Structure
4
Engine and cooling
3
Suspension
3
Electrical system
3
Seat belts
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC K2500 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 K2500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Pickup1414.3233203
1995Pickup1010.0125212
1994Pickup714.3100211
1993Pickup250.029300
1992Not decoded10.0100300
1991Pickup425.073320
1990Pickup250.050410
1989Pickup30.060410
1988Pickup1100.033440
1987Not decoded0NoneNone010
1986Pickup30.075110
1985Not decoded0NoneNone110
1984Not decoded0NoneNone110
1983Not decoded0NoneNone110
1982Not decoded0NoneNone110
1981Not decoded0NoneNone110
1980Not decoded0NoneNone110
1979Not decoded0NoneNone110
1978Not decoded0NoneNone110
1977Not decoded0NoneNone110
1976Not decoded0NoneNone110
1975Not decoded0NoneNone110
1974Not decoded0NoneNone110
1973Not decoded0NoneNone110
1972Not decoded0NoneNone110
1971Not decoded0NoneNone310
1970Not decoded0NoneNone110
1969Not decoded0NoneNone300
1967Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC K2500

  • 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
  • 93V-016 Feb 1, 1993
    Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube
    Powertrain · 1.7M 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
  • 88V-081 May 16, 1988
    Rear wheel antilock brake (rwal) feature could become disabled by an electrical malfunction
    Lighting · 90 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.