Recall Register

1985 GMC C35: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1985 GMC C35. The newest campaign is 91V217000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Dec 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. 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, 91V217000, in the NHTSA record

Install a resinforced brace to the left hand lower control arm.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 253,637 units in total.

  1. 91V217000Received . 166,624 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The left hand lower control arm can crack starting at the rear flange and progressing to the ball joint mounting hole and eventually cause the lower ball joint to separate from the control arm.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the ball joint separates from the control arm, a lossof vehicle control could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a resinforced brace to the left hand lower control arm.

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

  2. 87V002000Received . 86,152 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Trucks failed to comply with requirements of FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity, during a 30 MPH frontal barrier test.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Greater than acceptable fuel spillage during and after acollision could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install an additional shield to the front of the original shield to protect the fuel tank.

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

  3. 85V156000Received . 861 units.

    Wheels / Rim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The wheel may develop cracks between the disc and rim. Consequence of defect: if this occurs and is not noticed, the crack could increase around the rim, resulting in separation of the rim from the disc, loss of control and an accident may occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace wheels having the suspected manufacturing code number.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

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.

1985 GMC C35: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension1
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
30 Jan 1995

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 1985 GMC C35, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1985 GMC C35
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE87043Preliminary evaluationEXHAUST SYSTEM HEATVehicle Speed Control / Linkages7 Aug 198714 Jan 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. 19731
  3. 19782
  4. 19843
  5. 19853
  6. 19863
  7. 19882
  8. 19891
  9. 19902
  10. 19911
  11. 19921
  12. 19932
  13. 19947
  14. 19957
  15. 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. 1985 GMC C35: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/c35/1985/. 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.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1985 GMC C35?
253,637 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC C35 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the GMC C35, model years 1972 to 1996. 3 of them name the 1985 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1985 GMC C35 name most often?
Suspension: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 GMC C35 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.