1988 GMC K2500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 GMC K2500. 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 1 complaint on file for this model year. 4 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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,702,970 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: .
88V081000Received . 90 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Rear wheel antilock brake (rwal) feature could become disabled by an electrical malfunction.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake warning indicator lamp on instrument panel willnot light to inform the driver of rwal disablement and thus not comply withfmvss 105.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a jumper wire harness between the transmission connection and engine wire harness.
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
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Apr 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA92041 | Engineering analysis | FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly | 8 Dec 1992 | 9 Mar 1995 | |
| EA88035 | Engineering analysis | POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 18 Jul 1988 | 31 Oct 1990 | |
| PE88044 | Preliminary evaluation | POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 11 Apr 1988 | 18 Jul 1988 | |
| PE88019 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR BRK LIGHTS STAY ON | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 19 Jan 1988 | 31 Mar 1988 |
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.
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 1988 GMC K2500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 GMC K2500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/k2500/1988/. 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.
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 1988 GMC K2500?
- 1,702,970 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 K2500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the GMC K2500, model years 1967 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1988 GMC K2500 name most often?
- Electrical System: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 GMC K2500 open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.