The 1991 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 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The hardware which allows you to adjust the seat on the track broke, causing the seat to slide forward during breaking, which then caused harder breaking nearly causing an accident”
“The customer was driving on the highway and he looked up through the rearview mirror, and noticed smoke from the back of his car. He also noticed that car was slowing down, no power. He pulled over, and looked underneath the car. There was transmission fluid on the ground, then there was a burst…”
“During emergency stop the abs brake system locked up, causing flat spots on all 4 tires.”
“Rear seat belt will not come out. *ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 GMC K2500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.