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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 GMC Suburban Recalls

The 2003 GMC Suburban has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 7, 2003.

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

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

1 recall on the 2003 GMC Suburban

Structure

Campaign
03V094000
Reported
March 7, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 3,674
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2002 Suburban, 9 other models

03V094000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 GMC Suburban complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2003 GMC Suburban, the newest on February 12, 2009. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%).

In complaints about the 2003 GMC Suburban, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (40%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the equipment (20%).

The 2003 GMC Suburban's only recall does not concern the service brakes, hydraulic.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Equipment1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1
  • Steering1
  • Tires1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 GMC Suburban received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20042
20051
20071
20091

Complaints about the 2003 GMC Suburban peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 2. 60% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2003 GMC Suburban are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Suburban by model year

Other 2003 GMC models

Newest record on this page: February 12, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted