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White GMC WCA

Every White GMC WCA model year on file, 1986 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131986 to 1998
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 67% of the model's total

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

00.511.5219861988199019921994219961998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the White GMC WCA complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
3
Speed control
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each White GMC WCA 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.

White GMC WCA by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
1997Not decoded0NoneNone100
1996Not decoded0NoneNone200
1995Not decoded0NoneNone500
1994Truck20.0200400
1993Truck10.0100301
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
1991Not decoded0NoneNone200
1990Not decoded0NoneNone200
1989Not decoded0NoneNone200
1988Not decoded0NoneNone400
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the White GMC WCA

  • 98V-255 Oct 14, 1998
    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks
    Suspension · 95k vehicles
  • 96V-095 Mar 23, 1996
    Traction solenoid exhaust can be obstructed due to inadequate drainage and a build-up of road contamination between the mounting bracket and the…
    Brakes · 771 vehicles
  • 96V-032 Feb 12, 1996
    Rear suspension axle retention plate can break under normal use, affecting axle alignment
    Suspension · 6,034 vehicles
  • 95E-009-004 Jun 25, 1995
    During assembly, the tie rod end nuts were not properly torqued
    Steering · 14 vehicles
  • 95E-003-006 Apr 25, 1995
    Air system blockage in the air dryer occurs degrading the moisture removing capabilities of the dryer when the vehicle is operated in a cold…
    Brakes · 4,709 vehicles
  • 94V-038 Feb 23, 1994
    Brackets that attach the steering column assembly to the cab structure cracks at the "v" notch in the bracket
    Steering · 3,768 vehicles
  • 91V-203 Nov 19, 1991
    Pinch bolt used to retain the pitman arm to the steering gear may not meet the heat treat specification for a grade 8 fastener and may strip…
    Steering · 55 vehicles
  • 91V-081 Apr 26, 1991
    Bendix mv-2 parking control valve installed in vehicles without a desiccant style air dryer may experience a seal failure
    Brakes · 53 vehicles
  • 88V-174 Nov 2, 1988
    Grounding of the ac power source may be defective (or there may be no electrical grounding at the ac power source)
    Electrical system · 234 vehicles
  • 88V-113 Jul 19, 1988
    Axle seat used on rear axle may be too hard (brittle) and could crack
    Suspension · 119 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.