1993 GMC 3500

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor	2		0	0	0
Tires	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches08V344000

Filed Jul 28, 2008108 vehiclesKnapheide Manufacturing Company

Defect. KNAPHEIDE IS RECALLING 108 MY 2006-2008 PRO SERIES TRUCK BEDS EQUIPPED WITH AN ICC BUMPER WHICH INCLUDED A PROVISION FOR A BALL HITCH. THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ATTACHING THE HITCH CHANNEL TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN BENDING OF THE HITCH CHANNEL OR THE HITCH COULD BE PULLED OFF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. KNAPHEIDE WILL OFFER TWO REMEDIES TO ITS CUSTOMERS: (1) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT USE THE HITCH, THE HITCH WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK BED AND REPLACED WITH AN ICC BUMPER; OR (2) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO NEED A HITCH, A RECEIVER HITCH ASSEMBLY WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING HITCH ASSEMBLY AND ALL SUSPECT WELD JOINTS WILL BE RE WELDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KNAPHEIDE AT 1-877-473-5763.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed May 19, 2003160,000 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor

Filed Jul 14, 1999GA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BAD SOLDER JOINT. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor

Filed May 27, 1998CA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP RUNNING AFTER 5 MINUTUTES. CONSUMER HAS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND TAP THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. COULD RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2007	0	1	Routine
2005	0	1	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996	3	0	Routine
1994	5	0	Routine
1993 — this page	3	1	Routine

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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: Jul 28, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.