The 1994 GMC Preview has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 30 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE AN ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WHICH, IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, CAN IGNITE.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE IGNITION GAS TO IGNITE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR OCCUPANT INJURY.
GM HAS MODIFIED THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT VENT AND HAS ALSO INSPECTED THE BATTERY PACKS ON ALL VEHICLES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF GAS LEAKAGE FROM THE BATTERIES.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1994 c1500 pickup truck. Transmission went out which made the engine throw a rod. Bought remanufactured gm transmission and a rebuilt engine. 2 year warranty ended may 08-had less than 12,000 miles on new transmission. It went out 2 months after warranty. Transmission company is now rebuilding the…”
“While driving my car, it started to pull to the right. I thought that it was the alignment and asked a friend to check it for me but when he was under the car he noticed that the driver front tire was ballooning on the top of the tire which is why the car was hard to steer and was pulling hard…”
“For several times over the past year, the wipers have failed to operate. I looked up a recall on this year and model, however, when I called the dealer they say it is not good on my vin. *jb”
“I have a 1994 gmc sierra 1500 vin # [xxx], I've had since 1996. Recently the windshield wipers intermittently fail to work while in heavy rain causing sudden inability to see the road or traffic. I have contacted a local vender ( newton cheverolet, chattanooga, tn), that knows of no recall and gmc…”
“Windshield wipers stop unexpectedly in all positions on windshield. This occurred several times in heavy while my son was driving. He related that he was forced to pull over on freeway shoulders due to poor visibility. I found a recall (campaign number 98v150001) on the internet for this specific…”
“1994 motor home with p30 chevy, have had this to shop two times over past years park brake comes on while going down road, or when trying to back up comes on and keeps r/v from moving. Had to go under motor home and disconnect cable to let motor home move. This has happened four times to me. This…”
“The wiper module recall for 1994 gmc suburbans did not cover vin 746055 even though they are defective. We just paid to have one replaced. *nlm”
“The vehicle experienced an intake manifold leak. *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 GMC Preview as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.