1996 GMC K1500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 GMC K1500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
1crashes
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2
AIR BAGS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1
Total complaints14

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“My girlfriend was driving my truck on the above date, when one of the rear brake lines failed, causing loss of brake fluid and nearly resulting in a rear-end collision with a vehicle stopped in front of her. Also, about three years ago, I had another brake line fail while I was driving. I replaced…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2013-12-27

“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 gmc k1500. The contact stated that the windshield wipers tend to work periodically. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 80,000 and failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 06/25/08.…”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER · reported 2007-09-15

“Date is approximate. While backing up the truck at the storage facility the brake pedal began to go all the way to the floor and braking was poor. I was only going very slow, so stopping was not a problem. After parking, I got out of the vehicle and noticed that there was brake fluid on the ground…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2007-07-01

“Windshield wiper motor goes out while driving. This could have caused an accident. Cause unknown, and dealer was notified.*ak consumer states wiper motor turns off while driving in the rain. If switch is left on the wipers will come back on and then go off again.*scc”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR · reported 2002-07-18

“Windshield wipers will intermittently work. Please provide more information.*ak”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER · reported 2001-11-01

“Wiper failure as described in recal 98043 dated sep 1998. My vin does not match the recal list. The vin list should be expanded to include others with same problem. *ak”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR · reported 2001-02-25

“Wipers stop and won't restart in any setting”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER · reported 2000-09-01

“Battery housing cracking causing fluid/acid leakage which damaged air bag sensor and brake lines. Loss of braking ability due to damage almost resulted in vehicle collision. Mjs”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY · reported 1999-05-21
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 GMC K1500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.