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GMC C2500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 49 owner complaints across 14 model years of the GMC C2500 (1970–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

8
safety recalls, all years
49
owner complaints, all years
1971
year with most recalls
1994
year with most complaints

Pick your GMC C2500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 GMC C250006
1995 GMC C250008
1994 GMC C250008
1993 GMC C250015
1992 GMC C250013
1991 GMC C250014
1990 GMC C250025
1989 GMC C250026
1988 GMC C250022
1987 GMC C250001
1979 GMC C250001
1974 GMC C250020
1971 GMC C250020
1970 GMC C250010

What GMC C2500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 8.

All GMC C2500 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a GMC C2500, 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. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 88V081000 Reported 90 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Rear wheel antilock brake (rwal) feature could become disabled by an electrical malfunction.

    Remedy: Install a jumper wire harness between the transmission connection and engine wire harness.

    Model years: 1988

  4. Suspension: upper arm

    NHTSA 74V078000 Reported 2,788 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1974

  5. Fluid (service brakes)

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

    Model years: 1974

  6. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 71V140000 Reported 136,000 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1971

  7. Wheels

    NHTSA 70V147000 Reported 7,250 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Model years: 1971

  8. Suspension: upper arm

    NHTSA 70V106000 Reported 11,328 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.