NHTSA vehicle safety data

2001 GMC W4500 Recalls & Complaints

The 2001 GMC W4500 has no NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized GMC dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2001 GMC W4500. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2001 GMC W4500 owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2001 GMC W4500, describing incidents dated October 15, 2002.

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10134226 · Filed August 25, 2005
DT: ZIP CODE R1A4A7. ST. ANDREWS, MANITOBA, CANADA. THE BRAKE BOOSTER LINE CRACKED TWICE. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE AND SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE BRAKE LINE BOOSTER. THEY SHORTENED THE LENGTH AND REPLACED IT. ABOUT…

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NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for the 2001 GMC W4500 as of November 3, 2026. New recalls can be issued at any time, so check the specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before buying.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2001 GMC W4500. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 GMC W4500.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10134226

Incident: October 15, 2002 · Filed: August 25, 2005

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