1998 GMC W4500

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)98V151002
Filed Jul 6, 199842 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK CHASSIS. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT-TO-STEERING BOLT WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY DURING ASSEMBLY. THIS CAN CAUSE STEERING NOISE, LOOSE STEERING, AND AN UNCENTERED STEERING WHEEL.

Risk. LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT AND RETIGHTEN TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20090300Routine
20080400Routine
20072400Routine
20063300Routine
20041100Routine
20031100Routine
20011000Routine
20001000Routine
1998 — this page0100Routine

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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: Jul 6, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.