Recall Register

1982 GMC S15: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1982 GMC S15. The newest campaign is 85V048000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Apr 1985. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Drum / Wheel Cylinders. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 85V048000, in the NHTSA record

Add a part to prevent wheel cylinder from rotating.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,845,919 units in total.

  1. 85V048000Received . 1,810,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Drum / Wheel Cylinders

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Excessive enlargement of the wheel cylinder pilot hole in the rear brake backing plate could allow the wheel cylinder to rotate and cause loss of brake fluid. Consequence of defect: a loss of brake fluid leads to loss of rear brake action, creating the potential for an accident. Front brakes would remain operational.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Add a part to prevent wheel cylinder from rotating.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  2. 84V073000Received . 35,919 units.

    Power Train / Manual Transmission / Lubricant

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Rear wheels may lock suddenly due to insufficient lubrication between mainshaft and first gear.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace transmission fluid with a blended fluid and in addition, will update the maintenance schedule.

    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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1982 GMC S15
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE90039Preliminary evaluationSPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURESuspension5 Feb 199029 Jun 1990
EA86006Engineering analysisBRAKE BACKING PLATEService Brakes, Hydraulic27 Nov 198528 Nov 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. 19800
  2. 19822
  3. 19831
  4. 19841
  5. 19850
  6. 19862
  7. 19871
  8. 19880
  9. 19891
  10. 19901
  11. 19913
  12. 19921
  13. 19930
  14. 19942
  15. 19951
  16. 19961
  17. 19970
  18. 19980
  19. 19990
  20. 20010

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. 1982 GMC S15: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/s15/1982/. 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
15 May 2019
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 1982 GMC S15?
1,845,919 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC S15 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the GMC S15, model years 1980 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1982 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1982 GMC S15 open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.