The defect
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
The risk
THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| GMC C1500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC C2500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC C3500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC K1500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC K2500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC K3500 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| GMC Suburban | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1988 | 7 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1989 | 5 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1992 | 9 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1993 | 9 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1988 | 3 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1990 | 5 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1992 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1993 | 16 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1988 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1991 | 1 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1992 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1993 | 4 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1988 | 0 | 7 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1989 | 1 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1992 | 4 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K10 | 1993 | 4 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1988 | 1 | 6 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1990 | 0 | 4 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1991 | 3 | 2 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K20 | 1993 | 5 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V202000 6 Dec 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 93V181000 8 Nov 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V180000 5 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V176000 1 Nov 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 93V167000 4 Oct 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V165000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V115000 12 Jul 1993 | EOS COACH (LAGUSA INC.) |
| 93V089000 17 May 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993