The 1990 Chevrolet K1500 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 194,243 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.
INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.
PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“While driving, consumer states there was strange handling, he pulled over and and did not notice anything so he continued back onto the highway, the rear wheel came off before getting up to speed, the brake drum followed shortly thereafter, there was damage to the left rear fender, lug nut studs,…”
“While driving, consumer states there was strange handling, he pulled over and and did not notice anything so he continued back onto the highway, the rear wheel came off before getting up to speed, the brake drum followed shortly thereafter, there was damage to the left rear fender, lug nut studs,…”
“I noticed that the steering colomn was wobbleing from below the adjustment for the tilt wheel. As I continued to drive the vehicle over the next month the steering wheel wobbled noticeably more. The vehicle was becoming difficult to steer and control through traffic and on the highway as the…”
“Engine fire.(ohio traffic crash report).”
“Right side seat track broke.”
“Front brakes failed.”
“When applying the brakes vehicle takes a long time to stop, even if the pedal is pushed hard as possible. Dealer says it's normal. *ak”
“When applying the brakes pedal goes down excessively before the brakes kick in, especially when towing something. Owner has to almost stand on brake pedal in order to stop. Dealer has not seen vehicle. Owner has replaced most of brake assembly. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Chevrolet K1500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.