Recall Register

1990 GMC C2500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 GMC C2500. 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 5 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,897,123 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 90V170000Received . 194,243 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Trucks can contain incorrect instructions on how to properly adjust rear seat lap-shoulder belts as required by FMVSS 209.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrectly adjusted seat belt would not properlyrestrain occupant in an accident of sudden stop; trucks would not comply withfmvss 209.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Provide owner's manual insert containing the correct rear lap-shoulder belt instructions.

    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.

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Complaints by component

5 complaints, 8 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.

1990 GMC C2500: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts4
Structure4
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
16 Jun 2005

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.

Complaints about the 1990 GMC C2500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 GMC C2500
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA92041Engineering analysisFUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITYFuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly8 Dec 19929 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.

  1. 19701
  2. 19712
  3. 19742
  4. 19790
  5. 19870
  6. 19882
  7. 19892
  8. 19902
  9. 19911
  10. 19921
  11. 19931
  12. 19940
  13. 19950
  14. 19960

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 GMC C2500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/c2500/1990/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 GMC C2500?
1,897,123 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC C2500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the GMC C2500, model years 1970 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 GMC C2500 name most often?
Seat Belts: 4 of 8 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 GMC C2500 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.