NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC W4500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the GMC W4500, across 4 model years from 2003 to 2007. The 2007 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2007
- Owner complaints
- 9
2003–2007, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC W4500 across 6 model years; the most, 3, concern the 2006.
Across all GMC W4500 model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 3 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (2).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC W4500 in 2005: 2, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC W4500 is engine and engine cooling, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest GMC W4500 recall, 15V704000, was reported on October 26, 2015 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.
GMC W4500 years to avoid
Too few GMC W4500 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 W4500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC W4500
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
- TRAILER HITCHES1
GMC W4500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC W4500 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15V704000October 26, 2015 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2006–2007 | fire | 13,671 |
| 10V636000December 15, 2010 | engine and engine cooling | 2006–2007 | crash | 2,992 |
| 08V344000July 28, 2008 | trailer hitches | 2007 | crash | 108 |
| 08V251000June 5, 2008 | fuel system, diesel | 2006–2007 | fire | 16,859 |
| 05V168000April 20, 2005 | fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly | 2003–2004 | fire | 253 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC W4500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted