1986 GMC S15: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 GMC S15. The newest campaign is 86V140000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Oct 1986. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 3 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, 86V140000, in the NHTSA record
Install certified label with correct information.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 116,175 units in total.
86V140000Received . 10,064 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tire and wheel information on certification label may be incorrect. Consequence of defect: trucks fail to comply with FMVSS 120.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install certified label with correct information.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
86V131000Received . 106,111 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace headlight switch as necessary.
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
3 complaints, 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 |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Steering | 1 |
- 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
- 20 Jan 2000
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE90039 | Preliminary evaluation | SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURE | Suspension | 5 Feb 1990 | 29 Jun 1990 | |
| EA89003 | Engineering analysis | REAR AXLE SHAFT | Suspension | 7 Nov 1988 | 24 Aug 1990 | |
| PE88047 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR AXLE FAILURE | Suspension | 19 Apr 1988 | 7 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.
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
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1986 GMC S15The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1986 GMC S15: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/s15/1986/. 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
- 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 1986 GMC S15?
- 116,175 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 1999. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1986 GMC S15 name most often?
- Seat Belts: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 GMC S15 open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.