1992 GMC Suburban: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 GMC Suburban. 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 80 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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. 1,703,057 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: .
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.
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
80 complaints, 105 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1992 GMC Suburban
- All 1992 vehicles
| Component | 1992 Suburban | All 1992 vehicles | Suburban, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 733.3 | 180.7 | 442.1 | 77 |
| Visibility | 114.3 | 42.7 | 87.4 | 12 |
| Power Train | 38.1 | 106.3 | 55.5 | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 28.6 | 115 | 42.2 | 3 |
| Electrical System | 19 | 89.2 | 53.8 | 2 |
| Suspension | 19 | 33.2 | 22 | 2 |
| Trailer Hitches | 19 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Equipment | 9.5 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 9.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Structure | 9.5 | 62.3 | 12.5 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 21
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 9
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Mar 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA95026 | Engineering analysis | POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 20 Sep 1995 | 20 Sep 2001 | 01I006000 |
| EA94029 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 29 Jul 1994 | 31 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.
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 1992 GMC SuburbanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 GMC Suburban: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/suburban/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
- 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 1992 GMC Suburban?
- 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 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 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 GMC Suburban name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 77 of 105 component mentions, or 733.3 per 1,000. For all 1992 vehicles the figure is 180.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 GMC Suburban open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.