1996 GMC C/K 3500 recalls & complaints

2 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).

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2complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the GMC C/K 3500 under individual trim or body names rather than "C/K 3500", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

2complaints

0crashes

0fires

0injuries

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Most complained-about parts: Body / structure (1), Equipment (1), Brakes (1), Hydraulic (1), Transmission / drivetrain (1).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (2)

11/26/2006 · Body / structure
TAILGATE CABLES CORRODE AND BREAK, JUST AS IN RECALLS OF NEWER TRUCKS! THESE CABLES HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR YEARS, WHY WAS THE RECALL ONLY APPLICABLE TO 2000 AND NEWER TRUCKS? *JB

04/05/2003 · Brakes
1996 GMC 1 TON TRUCK 4X4: ABS FAILURE WITH MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS. BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. IT GETS STIFF AND GROANS AND THEN KICKS IN AFTER I GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WIPER MOTOR-WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF RAIN STORMS AND I HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. FOUR WHEEL ACTUATOR FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE ON SNOWY STREETS WHEN I WANT TO ACCELERATE.…

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