Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 GMC Topkick

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › buckle assembly. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Wheels95E017003
Filed Oct 2, 199538 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THESE WHEELS ARE COMPOSED OF 2 PIECES - A DISC AND A RIM WHICH ARE NORMALLY WELDED TOGETHER. THESE WHEELS LACK THE SPECIFIED FILLET WELDS.

Risk. IF WHEEL SEPARATION OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION, BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING COULD BE AFFECTED RESULTING IN A VEHICLECRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MANUFACTURING CODES STAMPED ON EACH WHEEL AND IF A WHEEL FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DATE CODE RANGE, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THAT WHEEL.

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)94V028000
Filed Jan 8, 19949,673 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH LOOSE OR MISSING UPPER AND LOWER PINCH BOLTS WHICH MAY CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE SHAFT.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT RESULTS IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL PROPERLY TORQUE LOOSE PINCH BOLTS AND INSTALL PINCH BOLTS WHERE NECESSARY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 4, 1997IL

VEHICLE PARKED; GOT IN VEHICLE & WENT TO FASTEN SEAT BELT; WOULD LOCK BUT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM LOCKING MECHANISM. WORKS EVERY NOW & THEN. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED SHOULDER BELT WAS WORKING OKAY. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20090100Routine
20080100Routine
20072500Routine
20060400Routine
20051300Routine
20045500Routine
20030400Routine
19991000Routine
19962100Routine
19952100Routine
19941010Routine
1993 — this page1200Routine

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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 2, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.