NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 GMC Savana Recalls
The 2003 GMC Savana has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 6, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 GMC Savana. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2003 GMC Savana, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2003 GMC Savana
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 23V247000
- Reported
- April 6, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,830
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Savana, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 12V388000
- Reported
- August 8, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Savana, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 05V558000
- Reported
- December 19, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,593
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Savana, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V225000
- Reported
- May 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 736
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Savana, 11 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 03V250000
- Reported
- July 15, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,707,825
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 03V217000
- Reported
- June 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 03V050000
- Reported
- February 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,327
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 02V330000
- Reported
- December 12, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 02V326000
- Reported
- December 2, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,648
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 02V305000
- Reported
- November 14, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2003 GMC Savana complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2003 GMC Savana, the newest on May 17, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 GMC Savana, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (18%), followed by the structure (14%) and the fuel system, gasoline (9%).
1 of the 2003 GMC Savana's 11 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 GMC Savana owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 22,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Structure3
- Fuel System, Gasoline2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Seats2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 GMC Savana peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 5. 68% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 22 complaints about the 2003 GMC Savana are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Savana by model year
Other 2003 GMC models
Newest record on this page: April 6, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted