NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC C5500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the GMC C5500, across 4 model years from 2005 to 2008. The 2006 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (2).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 8
2005–2008, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC C5500 across 5 model years; the most, 3, concern the 2005.
Across all GMC C5500 model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 3 complaints), then the electrical system (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC C5500 in 2008: 2, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC C5500 is equipment adaptive/mobility, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest GMC C5500 recall, 14V186000, was reported on April 8, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery.
GMC C5500 years to avoid
Too few GMC C5500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC C5500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC C5500
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY4
- SUSPENSION3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
- EQUIPMENT1
- EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
- TRAILER HITCHES1
GMC C5500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC C5500 recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V186000April 8, 2014 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2008 | fire | 34 |
| 12V584000December 12, 2012 | equipment | 2006 | injury | 227 |
| 09V456000November 19, 2009 | equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2007 | fire | 269 |
| 08V344000July 28, 2008 | trailer hitches | 2006 | crash | 108 |
| 07E086000 | suspension | 2005–2007 | — | — |
| 08E004000 | equipment adaptive/mobility | 2005–2008 | injury | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC C5500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: November 5, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted