Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1992 GMC C15

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
100
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1
000
Seats1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
010
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood1
010
Electrical System › Ignition1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seats99V130000
Filed May 20, 199959,381 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-BACK BUCKET SEATS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS CAN 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 CRASH.

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.

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly94V044001
Filed Apr 5, 19942,595 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.

Risk. IF THE TANK RUPTURES, PERSONAL INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR.

Remedy. GM IS OFFERING TO EXCHANGE THESE VEHICLES WITH A COMPARABLY EQUIPPED 1994 GASOLINE 1/2 OR 3/4 TON GM PICKUP. IF THE OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO EXCHANGE THE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE, GM WILL REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 20, 1996OH

THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR TWO HOURS JUST STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 27, 1996IN

DRIVER BUCKET SEAT BACK COLLAPSED INTERMITTENTLY. FRAME NOT OF SUFFICENT STRENGTH.

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Nov 27, 1995KS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Oct 18, 1995TX

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. TT

Seats
Filed Jul 18, 1995TX

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT JUST BROKE OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed Jun 26, 1995TX

THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN BETWEEN IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19964600Routine
199510700Routine
199471000Routine
19937200Routine
1992 — this page6220Routine
19911010Routine
19902210Routine

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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: May 20, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.