U.S. public vehicle records

Gmc K SERIES recalls by model year

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

8 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1981 to 2002 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1989

1995

1997

1999

2000

2002

1989: 1; 1995: 0; 1997: 0; 1999: 0; 2000: 0; 2002: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Gmc K SERIES model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1981	0	1	Not available
1984	1	0	Not available
1989	0	1	Not available
1995	2	0	Not available
1997	1	0	Not available
1999	1	0	Not available
2000	2	0	0
2002	1	0	Not available

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

80V150000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages

Reported: 1980-11-14 (November 14, 1980) · Model years: 1981

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITHOUT THE RETAINER CLIP FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD. THE ABSENCE OF THIS RETAINER CLIP COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE FROM THE MASTER CYCLINDER PUSH ROD.

Remedy: THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE RETAINER CLIP ON ALL SUSPECT VEHICLES WITHOUT CHARGE.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

89V149000 · Equipment:Other:Labels

Reported: 1989-09-08 (September 8, 1989) · Model years: 1989

TRUCKS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH INCORRECT OR MISSING

Consequence: TRUCKS WOULD NOT CONFORM TO REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 120.

Remedy: INSTALL CORRECT CERTIFICATION LABEL.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

37.5%Usable mileage3 / 8 records

100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records

100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1989	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002
Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10071266 · 110,000 mi STALLING CONSTANTLY. ALL GUAGES COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STILL LOOKING AND CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOVEMBER AND STILL NOT FIXED. MOUNTING BILL. Look up ODI 10071266 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Clutch Assembly:Pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle)	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 830088 1TON 5 SPEED MANUAL HYDRAULIC PORTION OF THE CLUTCH VAPOR LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE CLUTCH FAILED THREE TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. *AK Look up ODI 830088 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10434311 FIRST INCIDENT: TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY IN BUSY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, WHILE SLOWING TO PULL INTO A STORE THE MAIN BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKE ABRUPTLY FAILED CAUSING NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. I BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING INTO THE SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE STORE. WHILE LOOKING AT THE LINE AFTER REMOVE, THE WHOLE AREA WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND MULTIPLE AREAS COULD HAVE FAILED. NEXT INDECENT, RECENTLY HAVE HAD SLOW, BUT INCREASING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IN FRONT CHAMBER. WHILE LOOKING AT LINES, ALL LINES FOR THE FRONT SYSTEM HAVE AREAS … Look up ODI 10434311 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 8015274 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES/ ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A 10,000 GVWR MOTOR HOME. *AK Look up ODI 8015274 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Pads	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 8015274 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES/ ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A 10,000 GVWR MOTOR HOME. *AK Look up ODI 8015274 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	Too few reports for a range	100,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10204167 · 100,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1984 GMC SIERRA. ON JUNE 13, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM OR SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED EVERYTHING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE TIRES AND BED OF THE VEHICLE WERE ALL THAT REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MASTER CYLINDER IN FRONT OF THE FUSE BOX. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER… Look up ODI 10204167 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	110,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10071266 · 110,000 mi STALLING CONSTANTLY. ALL GUAGES COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STILL LOOKING AND CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOVEMBER AND STILL NOT FIXED. MOUNTING BILL. Look up ODI 10071266 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Pads	Too few reports for a range	31,890 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	Too few reports for a range	31,890 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2000: 1 complaints · 2002: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2000	1	1	1
2002	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2000	2	0	0
2002	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	Fuel System, Gasoline	Power Train:Clutch Assembly:Pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle)	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Pads	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Power Train:Clutch Assembly:Pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle)	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1 ODI 8015274 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES/ ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A 10,000 GVWR MOTOR HOME. *AK Look up ODI 8015274 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Pads	0	0	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	0	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 10108971 · 31,890 mi VEHICLE WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD.*AK Look up ODI 10108971 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 8015274 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES/ ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A 10,000 GVWR MOTOR HOME. *AK Look up ODI 8015274 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

2 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 25.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 715969

WHEN TURNING SUCH AS ON CURVY ROADS AT SPEEDS OF APPROX 30+ MPH THE POWER STEERING WILL GO LIGHT TO THE FEEL AND CAUSE AN OVER STEER. THE STEERING RESISTANCE/FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO TO NOTHING SUCH AS A TIRE FOLLOWING A RUT/RIDGE IN THE ROAD. FEELS LIKE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS BAD BUT UPON CHECKING ALIGNMENT OK.

Look up ODI 715969 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 8015274

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES/ ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A 10,000 GVWR MOTOR HOME. *AK

Look up ODI 8015274 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 110,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10071266 · 110,000 mi

STALLING CONSTANTLY. ALL GUAGES COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STILL LOOKING AND CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOVEMBER AND STILL NOT FIXED. MOUNTING BILL.

Look up ODI 10071266 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b