NHTSA recall 93V016000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	93V016000
Manufacturer's number	93-C-07
Manufacturer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported	1993-02-01
Owners notified	1993-03-13
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Units potentially affected	1702880

What is wrong

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

What can happen

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.

Notes

SYSTEM: POWER TRAIN.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS WITH 5.0 L, 5.7 L, AND 7.4 L ENGINES AND 4L60,4L60-E, AND 3L80 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1988 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET C10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET C20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET C30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET K10	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET K20	Built 1986-08-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 CHEVROLET K30	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC C1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC C2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC C3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC K1500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC K2500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1993 GMC K3500	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1988 GMC SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1989 GMC SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1990 GMC SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1991 GMC SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.
1992 GMC SUBURBAN	Built 1986-12-01 to 1992-08-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as EA92009

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA92009	Engineering analysis, opened 1992-02-12, closed 1993-02-25. TRANS FLUID LEAK/FIRES. POWER TRAIN.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
020730024A	2002-10-11. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. TT

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.