1989 GMC Suburban: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1989 GMC Suburban. The newest campaign is 93V187000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Nov 1993. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 17 complaints 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, 93V187000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the foam and/or vinyl from between the recliner mechanism and the seat frame "soft" joint and replace the recliner bolts.
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. 2,307,087 units in total.
93V187000Received . 604,207 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The recliner mechanism and the seat frame may have foam and/or vinyl between them, creating a "soft" joint. This "soft" joint results in lower than specified bolt torque which leads to joint looseness, causing bolt fatigue and eventual bolt failure.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If bolt failure occurs to the driver's seat, it wouldallow the seat back to suddenly recline, and could result in loss of vehiclecontrol and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the foam and/or vinyl from between the recliner mechanism and the seat frame "soft" joint and replace the recliner bolts.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
17 complaints, 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 5 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Steering | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Aug 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94029 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 29 Jul 1994 | 31 Jul 1996 | |
| EA92022 | Engineering analysis | SEAT BACK BOLT BREAKAGE | Seats | 24 Jun 1992 | 19 Nov 1993 | 93V187000 |
| PE92026 | Preliminary evaluation | SEAT BACK FAILURES | Seats | 6 Mar 1992 | 24 Jun 1992 | |
| PE90004 | Preliminary evaluation | TRAILER HITCH SEPERATION | Equipment | 10 Oct 1989 | 2 Feb 1990 |
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.
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 1989 GMC SuburbanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1989 GMC Suburban: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/suburban/1989/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1989 GMC Suburban?
- 2,307,087 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 Suburban have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the GMC Suburban, model years 1966 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1989 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1989 GMC Suburban name most often?
- Seat Belts: 5 of 24 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 GMC Suburban open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.