GMC SUBURBAN PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

GMC SUBURBAN PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of GMC SUBURBAN recalls and defective parts found on GMC SUBURBAN automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the GMC SUBURBAN manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For GMC SUBURBAN

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1994-1997 GMC SUBURBAN VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Recall
1994-1997 GMC SUBURBAN	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Units affected: 1755876	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-04-28
Summary: ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
2000-2003 GMC SUBURBAN STRUCTURE Recall
2000-2003 GMC SUBURBAN	STRUCTURE Units affected: 3674	SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS Report Date: 2003-03-07
Summary: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT.
1997-1998 GMC SUBURBAN VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Recall
1997-1998 GMC SUBURBAN	VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Units affected: 507171	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-03-07
Summary: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.
2001 GMC SUBURBAN SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Recall
2001 GMC SUBURBAN	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Units affected: 9196	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-05-17
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.
2000 GMC SUBURBAN SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
2000 GMC SUBURBAN	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 3758	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-08-08
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER, 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A KINKED BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE.
1999 GMC SUBURBAN SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Recall
1999 GMC SUBURBAN	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Units affected: 279132	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-04-27
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
1994 GMC SUBURBAN SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Recall
1994 GMC SUBURBAN	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT Units affected: 988587	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-02-05
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
1994-1996 GMC SUBURBAN VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Recall
1994-1996 GMC SUBURBAN	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Units affected: 1557585	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-07-01
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
1998 GMC SUBURBAN SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Recall
1998 GMC SUBURBAN	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR Units affected: 1137	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-02-17
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTOR/HUBS WERE BUILT WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION GRAY IRON THAT CAN FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
1991 GMC SUBURBAN SEATS Recall
1991 GMC SUBURBAN	SEATS Units affected: 32596	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1996-11-04
Summary: THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL VETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOFT" JOINT. THIS "SOFT" JOINT RESULTS IN LOWER THAN SPECIFIED BOLT TORQUE WHICH LEADS TO JOINT LOOSENESS, CAUSING BOLT FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL BOLT FAILURE.