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GMC W3500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the GMC W3500, across 4 model years from 2004 to 2008. The 2007 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).

Model years
4

2004–2008, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2007

4 recalls

Owner complaints
5

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC W3500 across 5 model years; the most, 1, concern the 2008.

Across all GMC W3500 model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 1 complaint), then the steering (1).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC W3500 in 2004: 1, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC W3500 is fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest GMC W3500 recall, 17V324000, was reported on May 17, 2017 and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal.

GMC W3500 years to avoid

Too few GMC W3500 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 W3500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2008311not ranked
2007410not ranked
2006311not ranked
2004110not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC W3500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC W3500

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
  • TRAILER HITCHES1
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1

GMC W3500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC W3500 recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC W3500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
17V324000May 17, 2017vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2008crash, injury and death14,807
15V704000October 26, 2015fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2006–2008fire13,671
10V636000December 15, 2010engine and engine cooling2006–2007crash2,992
09V042000February 4, 2009power train: driveline: driveshaft2008crash2,836
08V344000July 28, 2008trailer hitches2007crash108
08V251000June 5, 2008fuel system, diesel2006–2007fire16,859
05V168000April 20, 2005fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly2004fire253

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC W3500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 2, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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