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GMC P3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 6 safety recalls on record for the GMC P3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Power trainSafety recalls61971–1989 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC P3500 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 P3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1989Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common GMC P3500 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Power train10
6 recalls

GMC P3500 recalls

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

–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings80V-153 · 1980 · Nov 20, 1980 · 2,343 vehicles–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings74V-141 · 1974 · Sep 4, 1974 · 42,723 vehicles–Control arm: upper arm74V-078 · 1974 · May 17, 1974 · 2,788 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages73V-017 · 1973 · Jan 29, 1973 · 225 vehicles–Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings71V-037 · 1971 · Mar 24, 1971 · 9,600 vehicles–Wheels70V-147 · 1971 · Dec 10, 1970 · 7,250 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the P3500

  1. LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILUREPE87056 · 1984–1987 · closed Nov 6, 1987
    No recall