Recall Register

1990 GMC K15: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 GMC K15. The newest campaign is 93V119000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Aug 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Rotor. NHTSA has 1 complaint 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, 93V119000, in the NHTSA record

Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. However, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items.

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

3 campaigns, newest first. 343,394 units in total.

  1. 93V119000Received . 341,364 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Rotor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the rotor sections can cause loss ofbraking ability in the affected wheel. This could result in increased stoppingdistance and/or loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. However, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 90V108000Received . 1,962 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Loose pivot bolt holding the brake pedal to its support bracket could disengage from the nut.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could cause loss of braking activity that couldresult in a truck crash without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Retorque brake pedal pivot bolts to specifications to prevent loosening.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 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.

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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

1 complaint, 1 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 K15: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
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
15 Oct 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.

Complaints about the 1990 GMC K15, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 GMC K15
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA94029Engineering analysisENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEngine and Engine Cooling29 Jul 199431 Jul 1996

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. 19721
  2. 19741
  3. 19782
  4. 19821
  5. 19851
  6. 19861
  7. 19886
  8. 19892
  9. 19903
  10. 19911
  11. 19922
  12. 19931
  13. 19945
  14. 19950
  15. 19961

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 K15: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/k15/1990/. 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 K15?
343,394 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC K15 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the GMC K15, model years 1972 to 1996. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 GMC K15 name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 GMC K15 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.