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GMC Suburban

Every GMC Suburban model year on file, 1966 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,819265 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years261966 to 2004

Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,021Summed across model years

By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 411, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Brakes leads the GMC Suburban complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

913

Visibility and wipers

190

Tires

129

Powertrain

115

Electrical system

114

Seats

103

Engine and cooling

Steering

Fuel system

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each GMC Suburban model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

GMC Suburban by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2004	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	90
2003	SUV	5	20.0	16	1	2	89
2002	SUV	7	14.3	22	1	1	78
2001	SUV	5	20.0	20	2	2	260
2000	SUV	15	6.7	61	2	1	261
1999	SUV	285	11.9	1,425	2	0	55
1998	SUV	100	13.0	714	3	0	35
1997	SUV	200	9.5	1,379	3	5	33
1996	SUV	172	9.3	1,564	4	5	29
1995	SUV	227	10.1	908	7	7	29
1994	SUV	411	18.2	2,163	6	3	19
1993	SUV	212	16.5	1,368	2	3	13
1992	SUV	80	28.8	667	4	2	12
1991	SUV	30	13.3	125	2	4	4
1990	SUV	22	22.7	169	2	4	4
1989	Not decoded	17	29.4	1,700	2	4	2
1988	Not decoded	8	12.5	800	2	5	2
1987	SUV	8	37.5	133	0	3	1
1986	SUV	4	0.0	80	0	2	1
1985	SUV	3	33.3	55	0	1	1
1984	SUV	5	60.0	100	0	1	1
1983	SUV	2	50.0	67	0	0	1
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	1
1981	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1966	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC Suburban

06E-043 May 19, 2006
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
Fuel system · 88k vehicles
03V-159 Apr 28, 2003
On certain minivans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles with certain model-engine combinations, the windshield wiper motor may fail due to…
Visibility and wipers · 1.76M vehicles
03V-094 Mar 7, 2003
Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights…
Structure · 3,674 vehicles
03V-093 Mar 7, 2003
Certain sport utility vehicles, mini vans, and pickup trucks may develop a short circuit in the electric outside rearview mirror switch
Visibility and wipers · 507k vehicles
01I-006 Jul 2, 2001
This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
Brakes · 256k vehicles
01V-159 May 17, 2001
Vehicle description: pickup and utility trucks
Seat belts · 9,196 vehicles
00V-222 Aug 8, 2000
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with vacuum power, 4-wheel disc brakes
Brakes · 3,758 vehicles
00V-122 Apr 27, 2000
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles
Seat belts · 279k vehicles
99V-025 Feb 5, 1999
Vehicle description: pickup trucks, crew cabs, utility trucks and sport utility vehicles
Lighting · 989k vehicles
98V-150-001 Jul 1, 1998
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, 2 and 4-wheel drive
Visibility and wipers · 1.56M vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.