1996 GMC C3500

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment07E088000

Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Jan 21, 2000MO

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORTMATON. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor

Filed Mar 1, 1999AZ

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE GMC 1996, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1996 — this page	2	1	0	Routine
1995	5	1	1	Routine
1994	8	2	0	Routine
1993	4	2	0	Routine
1992	2	3	0	Routine
1991	2	2	0	Routine
1990	0	3	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.