1999 Chevrolet C6500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1999 Chevrolet C6500. The newest campaign is 02V287000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Nov 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V287000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a redesigned mixer bonnet and air cleaner housing cover, selective upgrades in various connections related to the air induction system, and if needed, a new air cleaner filter. Owner notification began december 18, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 45,005 units in total.
- 02V287000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
- 00V232008Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- 00V236000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- 99V320000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
02V287000Received . 2,011 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain medium duty c-series and b7 school bus chassis equipped with a 7.4 liter gas engine and an impco lpg conversion kit. Some of these vehicles may have engine backfires with sufficient force to damage the engine air intake system and the air cleaner filter element.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the damaged air cleaner parts are dislodged from their normal position, these parts could come in contact with the hot exhaust manifold and/or hot exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valve tube resulting in a possible engine compartment fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a redesigned mixer bonnet and air cleaner housing cover, selective upgrades in various connections related to the air induction system, and if needed, a new air cleaner filter. Owner notification began december 18, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 02044. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V232008Received . 30,000 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses, medium duty trucks and tractors built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause the ABS ECU to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. This could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00076/00078. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V236000Received . 12,603 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. The transmission fluid could leak from a heat degraded transmission fluid cooler hose onto the exhaust system on the passenger's side of the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new transmission fluid cooler inlet hose and outlet hose designed with a heat sleeve and ensure adequate clearance to the exhaust system take-down pipe. Dealers will also inspect the right-hand exhaust manifold seal for leakage, and replace if necessary.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00070. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V320000Received . 391 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: medium duty conventional cab trucks and school bus chassis equipped with an automatic transmission, have transmission shift cable end rods that have not been crimped to the proper specification. Over time, the shift cable could be pulled out of the rod end causing the driver to lose the ability to manually change transmission gears.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
With this condition, the vehicle may move in a direction not anticipated by the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new shift cable.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99040. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
1 complaint, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Feb 2006
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
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- NHTSA page of the 1999 Chevrolet C6500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Chevrolet C6500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/c6500/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Chevrolet C6500?
- 45,005 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet C6500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet C6500, model years 1973 to 2007. 4 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet C6500 name most often?
- Steering: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Chevrolet C6500 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.