Recall Register

1988 GMC C15: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1988 GMC C15. The newest campaign is 87V136000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 87V136000, in the NHTSA record

Install new repositioning brackets for the front brake hoses.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 76,360 units in total.

  • 87V136000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 87V125000Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages
  • 87V126000Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
  • 87V127000Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

  1. 87V136000Received . 63,196 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Right and left hand brake hose may contact the wheel or tire in a full turn.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the hose makes contact with the wheel or tire it willeventually wear the hose to a point of rupture, resulting in a loss of thefront brakes. Loss of front brakes would increase the stopping distance whenminimum time is required and could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install new repositioning brackets for the front brake hoses.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 87V125000Received . 8,893 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cruise control cable lock mechanism may self disengage causing erratic operation or throttle not returning to idle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Engine speed would not decrease; loss of acceleratorcontrol could result in a crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a clamp around the lock tab of cruise control.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 87V126000Received . 2,750 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    One or both of outer tie rod nuts may be loose and not crimped.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of one or both nuts could lead to tie roddisengaging from steering knuckle resulting in possible loss of steeringcontrol and possibly a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace tie rod and knuckle and set toe-in.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 87V127000Received . 1,521 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Trucks may have cracked or broken door striker nuts, which do not conform to FMVSS 206.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In a collision, cracked or broken striker nut couldallow door to open unexpectedly and possibly cause injury to occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace existing door striker nuts.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 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.

1988 GMC C15: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 May 1996

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1988 GMC C15, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1988 GMC C15
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE88019Preliminary evaluationREAR BRK LIGHTS STAY ONService Brakes, Hydraulic19 Jan 198831 Mar 1988

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.

  1. 19721
  2. 19781
  3. 19822
  4. 19851
  5. 19862
  6. 19884
  7. 19891
  8. 19902
  9. 19910
  10. 19922
  11. 19932
  12. 19948
  13. 19956
  14. 19965

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 GMC C15: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/c15/1988/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 1988 GMC C15?
76,360 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC C15 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the GMC C15, model years 1972 to 1996. 4 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 GMC C15 name most often?
Power Train: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 GMC C15 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.