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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 GMC Safari Recalls

The 2005 GMC Safari has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 GMC Safari. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 GMC Safari, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2005 GMC Safari

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E026000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2004 Safari, 42 other models

06E026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E043000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2004 Safari, 14 other models

06E043000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 GMC Safari complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Safari, the newest on April 27, 2017.

In complaints about the 2005 GMC Safari, the component group named most often is the steering (50%), followed by the structure (50%) and the engine and engine cooling (25%).

None of the 2005 GMC Safari's 2 recalls concerns the steering.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering2
  • Structure2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Suspension1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 GMC Safari received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20052
20071
20171

Complaints about the 2005 GMC Safari peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 2. 75% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 4 complaints about the 2005 GMC Safari are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Safari by model year

Other 2005 GMC models

Newest record on this page: April 27, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted