1993 GMC K35

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator	1		0	1	0

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.

Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly93V163000

Filed Sep 27, 1993303 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," BECAUSE THE MANUAL LATCH MECHANISM ON THE FOLDING FULL BENCH REAR SEAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK FRAME LOWER CROSS TUBE WITH DOMED HEAD STEEL RIVETS INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS SPECIFIED.

Remedy. THE RIVETS MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT BOLTS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire

Filed Apr 1, 1997MN

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THE SAME DAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Dec 21, 1995OH

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR WHEELS LOCK UP DURING WET/DAMP WEATHER CONDITIONS. TT

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1996	0	2	0	Routine
1995	0	2	0	Routine
1994	0	4	0	Routine
1993 — this page	2	2	1	Routine
1992	0	1	0	Routine
1990	0	2	0	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: Dec 21, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.