GMC TE6500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the GMC TE6500 (1971–1977).

Pick your GMC TE6500 model year

• 1971
• 1973
• 1974
• 1975
• 1977

All GMC TE6500 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a GMC TE6500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Foundation components (service brakes)

   NHTSA 76V196000 Reported December 6, 1976 519 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1977

2. Automatic transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 75V052000 Reported April 7, 1975 1,226 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

3. Park/neutral start interlock switch (power train)

   NHTSA 74V226000 Reported November 21, 1974 811 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1973, 1974

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V037000 Reported March 24, 1971 9,600 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1971

Other GMC models

• Sierra 15008,930 complaints
• Acadia5,569 complaints
• Yukon4,989 complaints
• Sierra3,937 complaints
• Terrain3,124 complaints
• Jimmy2,720 complaints
• Envoy2,459 complaints
• Yukon XL2,417 complaints

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.