Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 GMC C1500

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

4 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
93V016000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1993-02-01

UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.

RiskTHE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixINSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.

90V170000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1990-09-17

TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.

RiskINCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.

FixPROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA92041·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1992-12-08 → 1995-03-09

FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

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