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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 GMC Envoy Xl Recalls

The 2003 GMC Envoy Xl has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 27, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 GMC Envoy Xl. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
228

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 GMC Envoy Xl, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
05V494000
Reported
October 27, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 98,007
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2002 Envoy Xl, 1 other model

05V494000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: brake lights

Campaign
04V527000
Reported
November 1, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 871,473
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002, 2004 Envoy Xl, 3 other models

04V527000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
04V046000
Reported
February 4, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 581,394
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002 Envoy Xl, 3 other models

04V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 GMC Envoy Xl complaints by year

NHTSA has received 228 owner complaints about the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl, the newest on January 15, 2020. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (22%) and the visibility (12%).

1 of the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl's 3 recalls also concerns the visibility.

Where 2003 GMC Envoy Xl owners gave the mileage (196 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System53
  • Fuel System, Gasoline50
  • Visibility27
  • Structure22
  • Power Train18
  • Exterior Lighting16

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200417
200521
200627
200730
200819
200915
201022
201118
201212
201311
201412
20158
20167
20173
20184
20191
20201

Complaints about the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 30. 29% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 228 complaints about the 2003 GMC Envoy Xl are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Envoy Xl by model year

Other 2003 GMC models

Newest record on this page: January 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted