Recall Register

1992 GMC C3500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 GMC C3500. 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 2 complaints on file for 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. 1,703,057 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. 92V056000Received . 177 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The pivot bolt holding the brake pedal to its support bracket may be improperly tightened and may not have engaged the locking material on the bolt. The bolt can disengage from the nut.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the pivot bolt disengages from the nut while thevehicle is in motion, there will be a loss of brake control and could result ina vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers should inspect the hand started brake pedal bolts and torque them to specification.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 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.

1992 GMC C3500: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
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
20 Apr 1998

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 1992 GMC C3500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19713
  3. 19741
  4. 19860
  5. 19881
  6. 19892
  7. 19902
  8. 19911
  9. 19922
  10. 19931
  11. 19941
  12. 19950
  13. 19960

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1992 GMC C3500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/c3500/1992/. 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 1992 GMC C3500?
1,703,057 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 C3500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the GMC C3500, model years 1970 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 GMC C3500 name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 GMC C3500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.