The 1992 Chevrolet K3500 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 177 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, air. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC92V0560001992-04-14177 affected
Defect
THE PIVOT BOLT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ITS SUPPORT BRACKET MAY BE IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED AND MAY NOT HAVE ENGAGED THE LOCKING MATERIAL ON THE BOLT. THE BOLT CAN DISENGAGE FROM THE NUT.
Consequence
IF THE PIVOT BOLT DISENGAGES FROM THE NUT WHILE THEVEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THERE WILL BE A LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL AND COULD RESULT INA VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
DEALERS SHOULD INSPECT THE HAND STARTED BRAKE PEDAL BOLTS AND TORQUE THEM TO SPECIFICATION.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Loss of all braking power for about 5 seconds. I kept pumping the brakes as I drove off the road and braking power returned. This was the first time that all power was lost, it is usually a decrease in braking ability not a complete loss.”
“When using the windshield wipers they are working intermittently, and sometime's consumer has to go under the hood to disconnect the harness wire. *ak”
“Both front tires experienced tread separation although there was considerable tread depth left on both, the consumer replaced all four tires with a different brand (goodyear wrangler lt245/75r16 m&s load range e). Nlm”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Chevrolet K3500 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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