Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 GMC Pickup, most frequently naming the fuel system and tires & wheels categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| May 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| May 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 2002 | 1 | 4 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
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.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
REAR DRIVER'S TIRE HAS SEVERE BELT SEPARATION ALTHOUGH IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF TIRES. 1987,GMC ,3/4TON PICKUP THAT IS PRIMARILY USED TO TOW TRAVEL TRAILERS. TIRE INFORMATION: NOT ORIGINAL, OVER 30000 MILES ON THEM, 235/85R16. *AK DOT # MDORM5HV 273. *YH
ONE OF THE GAS TANKS BROKE,AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE.THE OTHER TANK IS WORKING, BUT THERE IS A SMELL COMING FROM THE TANK THAT IS WORKING. *AK
FUEL TANK MOUNTED OUTSIDE FRAME. *AW
FUEL TANK MOUNTED OUTSIDE OF FRAME. *AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 1999 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 1998 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44.6 |
| 1997 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 39.0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 1995 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 1994 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30.8 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987Viewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.