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GMC BrigadierYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the GMC Brigadier.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls41978–1988 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

GMC Brigadier years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Brigadier median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common GMC Brigadier problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
4 recalls

GMC Brigadier recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages89V-121 · 1988 · Jul 24, 1989 · 7 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: springs86V-130 · 1986 · Sep 19, 1986 · 241 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar81V-104 · 1978–1981 · Sep 9, 1981 · 44,059 vehicles–Controls: foot control/valve79V-187 · 1978–1979 · Aug 8, 1979 · 3,263 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Brigadier

  1. STEERING LOSSPE90012 · 1985–1989 · closed Mar 14, 1990
    No recall