GMC C15 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

GMC C15 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GMC C15 recalls and defective parts found on GMC C15 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the GMC C15 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For GMC C15

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001 GMC C15 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
2001 GMC C15	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 77485	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-04-10
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 2-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER ERROR THAT RESULTED IN THE CERTIFICATION LABEL LISTING TIRE SIZE AND INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION THAT DIFFER FROM THE TIRE SIZE AND THE INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION FOR THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE OWNER OR SOMEONE SERVICING THE VEHICLE INFLATES THE TIRES ACCORDING TO THE PRESSURE SPECIFIED ON THE LABEL VERSUS THE APPROPRIATE PRESSURE FOR THE TIRES, THE TIRES COULD BE UNDER-INFLATED OR OVER-INFLATED DEPENDING ON THE TIRES MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE.
2000 GMC C15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
2000 GMC C15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 3758	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-08-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER, 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A KINKED BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE.
1999 GMC C15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Recall
1999 GMC C15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Units affected: 279132	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-04-27
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
1992 GMC C15 SEATS Recall
1992 GMC C15	SEATS Units affected: 59381	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-05-20
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-BACK BUCKET SEATS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
1994 GMC C15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Recall
1994 GMC C15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Units affected: 988587	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-02-05
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
1995-1998 GMC C15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Recall
1995-1998 GMC C15	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Units affected: 55272	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-08-10
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FRONT, INNER CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK CAN CONTACT THE BODY SILL EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR CONSTANTLY. THIS MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE A DISCERNIBLE NOISE AND, OVER TIME, CAN WEAR A HOLE IN OR CRACK THE FUEL TANK AT POINT OF CONTACT.
1998 GMC C15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Recall
1998 GMC C15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Units affected: 1137	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-02-17
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTOR/HUBS WERE BUILT WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION GRAY IRON THAT CAN FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
1997 GMC C15 SEATS Recall
1997 GMC C15	SEATS Units affected: 6418	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-10-07
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. ONE OR TWO OF THE FRONT SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS WERE NOT INSTALLED. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."
1995-1997 GMC C15 SEATS Recall
1995-1997 GMC C15	SEATS Units affected: 624433	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1997-03-07
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH RECLINING SEATS AND THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A PINCH POINT EXISTS IN THE RECLINER MECHANISM THAT CAN TRAP AND PINCH A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER(S) WHEN THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE IS ACTIVATED.
1996 GMC C15 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Recall
1996 GMC C15	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Units affected: 16918	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-05-07
Summary: THE FOUR U-BOLTS NUTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE WERE UNDER-TORQUED.