The 1993 GMC K2500 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 seats. 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
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I tried to stop in which I had enough time to stop there and I rear ended a vehicle my brakes went the floor. There were no black marks showing any skid. I have looked on the internet about this problem with the abs brakes and found that there is in fact problems. But the dealership said no…”
“Consumer was driving and the driver's seat bench bolt on the upper hinge broke and seat reclined backwards. Please describe. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 GMC K2500 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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