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GMC C4500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 16 owner complaints across 6 model years of the GMC C4500 (2003–2008). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

1
safety recalls, all years
16
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your GMC C4500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 GMC C450001
2007 GMC C450002
2006 GMC C450004
2005 GMC C450002
2004 GMC C450001
2003 GMC C450016

What GMC C4500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 6.

All GMC C4500 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a GMC C4500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 02V202000 Reported 952 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain medium duty trucks equipped with 11,000 lb. Rear axle have a condition where the rear axle anchor plate may fracture. As the anchor plate fractures, there is an audible "bang." if this indication of a condition requiring the driver's attention went unnoticed or was ignored, and under certain rebound, braking, or cornering…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new rear axle anchor plate and spacer. Owner notification began august 16, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2003

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.