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1978 GMC Truck C25

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1978 C25.

The 1978 GMC Truck C25 is represented in this overview chiefly through its documented complaint activity from 1990 to 1996, a window that captures the truck as it aged into middle and later service life. Within that span, owner complaints peaked in 1995 with three reports and hit their low in 1992 with just one, producing a narrow range that never exceeded three complaints in any single year. That restrained, uneven pattern places the 1978 C25 toward the quieter end of the model's recorded complaint history, suggesting relatively few documented owner-reported issues during the years surveyed.

Model year19781977

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

1
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
0
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
0
Owner complaints
0 involved a crash · 0 a fire
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

No owner complaints on record with NHTSA for this vehicle.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

Showing 1 of 1 campaigns on record for this vehicle.

78V177000Equipment:Mechanical:Carrier/RackReported 15/08/1978

THE NUT ON THE CARRIER SUPPORT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY BREAK WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. Remedy: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIRE AND WHEEL CARRIER BOLT ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE.

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

VIN tools

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VIN
Decode a VIN to confirm the transmission and build data for a specific C25. OEM
Build data
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Recalls
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Reference guides

Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.

Frequently asked

Does the 1978 C25 have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.