1991 GMC C3500 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1991 GMC C3500 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,702,880 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

POWER TRAIN 93V016000 1993-02-01 1,702,880 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

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Pe00 048; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and heard a noise. He was able to pull over, and saw that left rear tire (goodyear wrangler gsa lt245/75r-16le) had experienced tread separation. *ak on another occasion, while traveling 65 mph, consumer experienced replacement goodyear…”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 1999-09-14

“Rear brakes failed. *dsh”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM · reported 1992-11-20

Defect investigations

Investigation EA92041 Opened 1992-12-08 · closed 1995-03-09

FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE93089 Opened 1993-10-08 · closed 1994-02-10

FUEL TANK SUPPORT FAILURE

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

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 C3500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.