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GMC C1500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 133 owner complaints across 14 model years of the GMC C1500 (1970–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

6
safety recalls, all years
133
owner complaints, all years
1974
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your GMC C1500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 GMC C1500015
1995 GMC C1500032
1994 GMC C1500025
1993 GMC C1500121
1992 GMC C1500117
1991 GMC C150015
1990 GMC C150027
1989 GMC C150024
1988 GMC C150016
1985 GMC C150001
1981 GMC C150010
1974 GMC C150020
1973 GMC C150010
1970 GMC C150010

What GMC C1500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 133 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 32.

All GMC C1500 recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a GMC C1500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 93V016000 Reported 1,702,880 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.

    Remedy: Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.

    Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

  2. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 90V170000 Reported 194,243 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Trucks can contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust rear seat lap-shoulder belts as required by FMVSS 209.

    Remedy: Provide owner's manual insert containing the correct rear lap-shoulder belt instructions.

    Model years: 1989, 1990

  3. Rim (wheels)

    NHTSA 81V118000 Reported 253 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The spare wheel is one inch wider than the maximum approved rim width and fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars".

    Remedy: The spare wheel assembly will be replaced without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1981

  4. Fluid (service brakes)

    NHTSA 74V065000 Reported 642 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1974

  5. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 74V027000 Reported 1,218,387 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1973, 1974

  6. Hubcap/cover (wheels)

    NHTSA 70V094000 Reported 880 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1970

Other GMC models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.