Model year

1981 GMC Pick UP

Pickup, gasoline, 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Aug 23, 2000 to Aug 23, 2000.

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Below the median 1981 pickup
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1981 GMC Pick UP peaked in 2000, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.7512000120032006200920122015201820212026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 1981 GMC Pick UP name tires

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 1981 GMC Pick UP

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1981 GMC Pick UP

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Aug 23, 2000Failure Jul 21, 2000Antioch, TNTread/belt

    FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TUOLPS TIRES ON AN CHEVROLET PICKUP 31105R15 HAD TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM. FIRESTONE REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THESE TIRES.*AK THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 868390
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.