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CarsLore / GMC / Sierra / 1992

1992 GMC Sierra

30 owner complaints — #24 of 33 Sierra model years. 3 recalls, 4 service bulletins.

30complaints · 2 crashes, 2 fires
3recalls
4manufacturer bulletins
178,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1992 GMC Sierra, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Visibility8
  • Service brakes, hydraulic7
  • Tires3
  • Seat belts3
  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Power train2
  • Unknown or other1
  • Engine and engine cooling1
  • Seats1
  • Latches/locks/linkages1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’82’88’91’92’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’1530’82’88’91’92’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’1530
198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 12 1992 Sierra vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 10 people died inside them, and 4 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1992 GMC Sierra failed the safety check 0.81% of the time — 34% less often than the average 1992 passenger car (1.22%). Median odometer at inspection: 164,826 miles.

741first inspections
0.81%failed on safety
164,826 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.8%1.6%’88’90’92’94’96’98’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’260.8%0.0%0.8%1.6%’88’91’92’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’260.8%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Recalls

94V044001 · Fuel system, other5 Apr 1994 · 2,595 vehicles

VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.

93V119000 · Service brakes, hydraulic2 Aug 1993 · 341,364 vehicles

SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

92V056000 · Service brakes, hydraulic14 Apr 1992 · 177 vehicles

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.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What GMC told its dealers about the 1992 GMC Sierra: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
634999DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
10209734This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.
10007838DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT
10005412SPRING SLAP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE GMT 400 SERIES TRUCK. *MN

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)