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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 GMC Jimmy Recalls

The 2000 GMC Jimmy has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2008.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 GMC Jimmy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
211

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
15

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 GMC Jimmy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2000 GMC Jimmy

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
08V231000
Reported
May 21, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 5,862
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001 Jimmy, 1 other model

08V231000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
01V364000
Reported
December 3, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 506,377
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001 Jimmy, 1 other model

01V364000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
00V228003
Reported
August 7, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 156,305
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2001 Jimmy, 12 other models

00V228003: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

Campaign
99V220000
Reported
August 11, 1999
Vehicles affected
up to 3,947
Federal standard
FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
Same campaign
also 2 other models

99V220000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 GMC Jimmy complaints by year

NHTSA has received 211 owner complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy, the newest on June 14, 2024. Of these, 15 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy, the component group named most often is the suspension (18%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (15%) and the power train (14%).

1 of the 2000 GMC Jimmy's 4 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.

Where 2000 GMC Jimmy owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension39
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
  • Power Train29
  • Engine And Engine Cooling25
  • Electrical System20
  • Fuel System, Gasoline17

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy received by NHTSA, by calendar year
19991
200011
200121
200228
200329
200435
200532
200615
20075
20087
20094
20104
20114
20122
20134
20143
20153
20171
20191
20241

Complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 35. 43% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 211 complaints about the 2000 GMC Jimmy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Jimmy by model year

Other 2000 GMC models

Newest record on this page: June 14, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted