1990 GMC Pickup Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 GMC Pickup. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
1crashes1injuries
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“This failure was the result of a rear und collision with my vehicke stopped. The vehicle that hit my truck was a small import traveling at about 40 mph. Upon impact my head was snapped backeards and actually went through the rear window, shattering it and causing a concussion severe enough to…”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE · reported 1998-07-17

“While driving the truck applied the brakes and the pedal goes to the floor and the truck will not stop when this happens. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1996-09-10

“While driving the vehicle came to a stop, started to make a turn into intersection, steering whieel came off column, the wheels locked up; lost control of vehicle; had vehicle towed.*ak”

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR · reported 1996-04-28

“Anti-lock brake system doesn't work as well as it should, owner said that when applying the brakes, they go all the way to the floor and not fully stopping the truck. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 1991-06-06

“Vibration of oil line & transmission fluid line causes a hole to wear into the oil line. Tt”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 GMC Pickup as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.