By year
Owner complaints about Grumman vehicles peaked at 1 in 2008
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2008 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Grumman
The complete NHTSA record for Grumman vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Grumman recalls are filed by Grumman Allied Ind, part of Grumman.
Owner complaints in the last five years04 on file in all, across 13 models
Recall campaigns280 in five years
Severity index25.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations40 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Grumman vehicles, 17% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The VAN has the most complaints of any Grumman model
Every Grumman model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1987 to 1998 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Long Life | 1987 to 1988 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Route Star | 1992 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurbmaster | 1980 to 1990 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| 870 | 1980 to 1984 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
| Kabmaster | 1983 to 1992 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Kurbette | 1983 to 1987 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Kubvan Trucks | 1983 to 1984 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Freight Star | 1992 to 1994 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Kubvan | 1983 to 1984 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Metro | 1983 to 1984 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Transit Coach | 1983 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V-Bodies | 1987 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Grumman product
- 98V-214 Sep 8, 1998
Vehicle description: truck bodies installed on navistar 1652c chassis and equipped with automatic transmissions
Brakes · 22 vehicles - 95V-200 Oct 18, 1995
Safety belts could have been improperly installed
Seat belts · 1,500 vehicles - 94V-181 Oct 17, 1994
2" ball was to be welded to a steel bar as well as the nut for the ball welded to the shank
Trailer hitches · 7,256 vehicles - 93V-128 Aug 2, 1993
Battery cables were located either adjacent to or touching the turbocharger of the engine
Electrical system · 100 vehicles - 92V-158 Nov 3, 1992
Heater hose routing can interfere with the throttle control system
Speed control · 111 vehicles - 91V-128 Jul 24, 1991
Headlamp switch is not identified as required by fmvss 101
Lighting · 498 vehicles - 90V-046 Mar 8, 1990
Gear position indication (prndl)
Powertrain · 26 vehicles - 88V-156 Oct 4, 1988
Installation of two optional rear side turn signal lights increased the bulb load on the combination turn/hazard flasher from 8 to 10 bulbs, when…
Lighting · 406 vehicles - 88V-011 Jan 27, 1988
Accelerator control may stick in a depressed position when outside temperatures are at or below freezing
Speed control · 8,000 vehicles - 88V-004 Jan 13, 1988
Headlamp switch is not identified as required by fmvss/101
Lighting · 143 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.