Model year

1982 GMC S15

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recall campaigns covering this model year31.87M vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1982 GMC S15 by year filed

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

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

Complaints by component

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

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

3 recall campaigns cover the 1982 GMC S15

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Recall campaigns for the 1982 GMC S15
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
06E-049May 24, 2006Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger…Lighting27,176Part replacement
85V-048Apr 29, 1985Excessive enlargement of the wheel cylinder pilot hole in the rear brake backing plate could allow the wheel cylinder to rotate and cause loss of…Brakes1,810,000Repair or modification
84V-073Jun 18, 1984Rear wheels may lock suddenly due to insufficient lubrication between mainshaft and first gearPowertrain35,919Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1982 GMC S15

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.

0 complaints on file.

    Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
    Investigations

    2 NHTSA investigations on file

    • PE90039 Preliminary evaluation, Suspension
      SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURE
      Opened Feb 5, 1990, closed Jun 29, 1990
    • EA86006 Engineering analysis, Brakes
      BRAKE BACKING PLATE
      Opened Nov 27, 1985, closed Nov 28, 1988
    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.