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NHTSA Safety Recalls

GMC Topkick Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the GMC Topkick, across 3 model years from 2004 to 2007. The 2007 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (3).

Model years
3

2004–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2007

5 recalls

Owner complaints
8

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Topkick across 3 model years; the most, 5, concern the 2004.

Across all GMC Topkick model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 3 complaints), then the electrical system (2).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Topkick in 2006: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Topkick is steering, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Topkick recall, 09V309000, was reported on July 29, 2009 and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: compressor.

GMC Topkick years to avoid

Too few GMC Topkick 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the GMC Topkick, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2007522not ranked
2005310not ranked
2004555not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Topkick years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Topkick

  • STEERING3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:COMPRESSOR2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
  • PARKING BRAKE1

GMC Topkick model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Topkick recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Topkick, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
09V309000July 29, 2009service brakes, air: supply: compressor2007—1,880
07V469000October 4, 2007steering2004–2005, 2007crash990
07V385000August 28, 2007parking brake2007crash9,518
07V190000May 2, 2007service brakes, air: supply: compressor2007—1,896
07V154000April 10, 2007power train: axle assembly2007crash67
05V288000June 16, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2004–2005crash6,698
05V043000February 8, 2005service brakes, hydraulic2004–2005crash and injury77,411
04V129000March 17, 2004structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments2004injury3,662,211
04V123000March 10, 2004service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2004crash2,037

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Topkick. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: December 8, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted