Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Chevrolet K20

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner2
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Seats1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seats95V246000
Filed Dec 21, 1995675,661 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLE COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission93V016000
Filed Feb 1, 19931,702,880 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

Risk. THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 26, 1999OK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS UNRELIABLE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. SEEMS TO BE CENTERED IN THE WIPER MOTOR CONTROLS UNDER THE HOOD.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed May 5, 1997MI

FUEL FILLER REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNERS MANUAL, IF FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO MANUAL, COULD CAUSE INJURY OR FIRE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND PROBLEM, OWNER WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Mar 25, 1996TX

DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE TWICE AND PASSENGER SIDE BROKE ONCE. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Mar 19, 1996TX

60/40 SPLIT SEAT HAS NO LATCH ON THE CENTER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SEAT, CAUSING TO SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. *AK

Seats
Filed Jan 5, 1996WI

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FAILURE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE WENT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. TT

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19981000Routine
19974000Routine
19962300Routine
19952300Routine
19943600Routine
1993 — this page5200Routine
19920300Routine
19913200Routine
19900400Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 21, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.