Recall Register

1992 GMC Sonoma: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1992 GMC Sonoma. The campaign is 99V193000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jul 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip. NHTSA has 25 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 this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 99V193000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 1,125,749 units in total.

  1. 99V193000Received . 1,125,749 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with ABS (antilock braking system) manufactured from september 1989 through august 1996. Under certain driving conditions the switch which signals the ABS system whether the vehicle is in 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive can malfunction causing increased stopping distances during ABS stops while in the two-wheel drive mode.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this occurred at a time when minimum stopping distance was required, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 99041. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

25 complaints, 33 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 Sonoma: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic18
Power Train3
Equipment2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Electrical System1
Suspension1
Structure1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Tires1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
7 Jan 2004

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 Sonoma, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 9 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1992 GMC Sonoma
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE94046Preliminary evaluationABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILSService Brakes, Hydraulic17 Jun 199431 Oct 1994

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. 19840
  2. 19900
  3. 19911
  4. 19921
  5. 19932
  6. 19942
  7. 19953
  8. 19966
  9. 19972
  10. 19983
  11. 19990
  12. 20003
  13. 20011
  14. 20020
  15. 20031
  16. 20041

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. 1992 GMC Sonoma: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/sonoma/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 Sonoma?
1,125,749 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Sonoma have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the GMC Sonoma, model years 1984 to 2004. 1 of them names the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 GMC Sonoma name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 18 of 33 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 GMC Sonoma open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.