1990 Chevrolet C10: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Chevrolet C10. The newest campaign is 93V016000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Feb 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 93V016000, in the NHTSA record
Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,702,948 units in total.
93V016000Received . 1,702,880 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Unanticipated heat in the transmission can force the transmission fluid out of the vent tube.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vented transmission fluid can catch fire if exposedto a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a longer transmission vent hose routed to the left side of the engine compartment of the vehicle.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 93-C-07. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V015000Received . 68 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On c and k models, feed and or return fuel lines can contact the automatic transmission shift linkage cordon shaft. In addition, on k models lines may also contact front propshaft. In either case the fuel lines could be damaged resulting in a fuel leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A hole could be rubbed through these fuel lines, allowing fuel leakage near exhaust crossover pipe; this could result in an engine compartment fire that could spread to the passenger compartment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install newly designed fuel line routing bracket to prevent contact and, if necessary, replace fuel lines.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Aug 1999
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94029 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 29 Jul 1994 | 31 Jul 1996 | |
| EA92041 | Engineering analysis | FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly | 8 Dec 1992 | 9 Mar 1995 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19671
- 19680
- 19701
- 19711
- 19731
- 19742
- 19761
- 19772
- 19780
- 19790
- 19800
- 19812
- 19822
- 19830
- 19840
- 19851
- 19861
- 19870
- 19885
- 19892
- 19902
- 19911
- 19923
- 19933
- 19949
- 19957
- 19966
- 19973
- 19982
- 19991
- 20001
- 20011
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1990 Chevrolet C10The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Chevrolet C10: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/c10/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Chevrolet C10?
- 1,702,948 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet C10 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet C10, model years 1967 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet C10 name most often?
- Power Train: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Chevrolet C10 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.