NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 GMC Safari Recalls
The 2001 GMC Safari has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 GMC Safari. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 GMC Safari, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 GMC Safari
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 05V099000
- Reported
- March 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Safari, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Safari, 42 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Safari, 14 other models
2001 GMC Safari complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari, the newest on August 1, 2014. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 56 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (33%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the exterior lighting (10%).
2 of the 2001 GMC Safari's 3 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2001 GMC Safari owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Electrical System9
- Exterior Lighting4
- Steering4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 11. 51% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
The 39 complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Safari by model year
Other 2001 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted