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1983 GMC GMC Truck

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 11, 2001
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1983 GMC GMC Truck, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 11, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN A 1982, GMC, C3500 TRUCK LEFT/ REAR KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE, SIZE: 235/85R16, DOT: PJ8RAHLV122 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE, AND ONE WEEK LATER WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH REPLACEMENT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. *AK APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH EARLIER RIGHT FRONT KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE (SAME SIZE AND STYLE) SHREADED ITS TREAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *TT

NHTSA ID
897634
Incident
Sep 20, 2001

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

GMC GMC Truck by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2003180026.5
2002900—
2001200—
2000130033.4
1999130028.4
1998100034.6
1997800—
1996700—
1994900—
1991200—
1990100—
1989100—
1987200—
1986200—
1983Viewing100—
1975000—
1974300—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.