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1971 GMC Truck Jimmy

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1971 Jimmy.

The 1971 GMC Truck Jimmy stands as a foundational entry in the model's lineage, though available reference data lacks specific body, platform, or engine details for this vintage. When examining the model's broader complaint history from 1990 to 2004, the platform saw its highest volume of reported issues in 1995 with 620 complaints, before improving dramatically to a single complaint by 2003. For researchers, this means the 1971 model sits entirely outside the documented peak of the model's reliability struggles, placing it in an era where the later, heavily scrutinized mechanical challenges had not yet surfaced in the historical metrics.

Model year197519721971

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.

71V139000Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil SpringsReported 19/08/1971

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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 Jimmy. OEM
Build data
Plant, GVWR class, engine and body data for any 17-character VIN.
Recalls
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Reference guides

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

Frequently asked

Does the 1971 Jimmy have open recalls?

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