The 1993 Chevrolet C10 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,381,136 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS95V2460001995-12-21675,661 affected
Defect
THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLE COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
Consequence
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…
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.
Consequence
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.
POWER TRAIN93V0160001993-02-011,702,880 affected
Defect
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Consequence
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.
Complaints by component
SEATS
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes3injuries
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
1
1injuries
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Received recall notice #95v246000. Contacted dealership. Took vehicle in for recall repairs on seats which had bolts sheared off. Had bolts repaired 1st time under recall. When it happened a 2nd time, in 1999, was repaired. Bolts on seats have sheared off again, and seat collapsed for 3rd time.…”
“Vehicle in "park" engine running, engine accelerated spontaneously, gas pedal stuck to floor, no control of brakes or shifter.”
“Windshield wipers are not dependable.sometimes they work when you need them, sometimes they dont. A sudden downpour or another vehicle splashing water and mud over the windshield can leave you blinded for several seconds or, the wipers may not work at all. This happened on many occasions.”
“Brake line, which run along the side of frame/back brake ruptured and rusted out, causing brake fluid to leak on the rear brakes. Consumer has yet to have parts replaced. Please provide any further details. *ak”
“When windshield wipers are needed they become inoperative, causing poor driver visibility. Also, windshield wipers work intermittently. Recall 98v150000 deals with the same problem, but this vehicle is not included. *ak *ml”
“Failure on the driver's side seatback, the seatback is in the reclining position, the consumer has had the bolt replaced on 4 occasions, once under the recall 94-c-62. *ak”
“Transmission interlock repaired.*sd”
“Abs brakes fail intermittently. *sd”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA94029 Opened 1994-07-29 · closed 1996-07-31
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
InvestigationPE95050 Opened 1995-09-22 · closed 1995-12-22
FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE
FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER ATTACHMENT BOLTS LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING.
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Chevrolet C10 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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