The 1991 GMC C2500 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,702,880 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
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
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving in a rain storm windshield wipers failed. *ak”
“Automatic transmission has been replaced three times.”
“The seat belts on the passenger side and in the center of the vehicle will not lock.*ak”
“When applied the brake the rear brake slows truck down it doesn't stop front brake stops fine . Tt the abs has never worked properly. *yh”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA92041 Opened 1992-12-08 · closed 1995-03-09
FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE93089 Opened 1993-10-08 · closed 1994-02-10
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 GMC C2500 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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