1990 GMC C2500

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › buckle assembly. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members2
000
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly2
000
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments1
000

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment07E088000
Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

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.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage90V170000
Filed Sep 17, 1990194,243 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.

Risk. INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.

Remedy. PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 16, 2005CA

FRONT SEAT BELTS NON-OPERATIONAL. CABLE WIRE IS COMMING APART. PASSENGER SIDE SEATBEALT MECHANISM BROKEN

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 16, 1998CA

MAIN FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL CRACKS.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 8, 1996CA

MAIN CROSS MEMBER SUPPORT TO FRAME AND ENGINE CRACKED.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 25, 1996IL

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE FALLING OFF, PINS ON HINGES WERE PUT ON UPSIDE DOWN. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Dec 5, 1995NM

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT IS INOPERATIVE, MALE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION, DUE TO PLASTIC PARTICLES WHICH FELL INSIDE FROM RED PUSH BUTTON. TT

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19966100Routine
19958100Routine
19948100Routine
19935210Routine
19923200Routine
19914200Routine
1990 — this page5300Routine

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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: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.