NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 GMC Savana Recalls
The 2005 GMC Savana has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 6, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 GMC Savana. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 GMC Savana, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 GMC Savana
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 23V247000
- Reported
- April 6, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,830
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2007 Savana, 1 other model
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V270000
- Reported
- July 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Savana, 1 other model
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 09V272000
- Reported
- July 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 403, platform lift systems
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 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 2003–2004, 2006 Savana, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Savana, 8 other models
2005 GMC Savana complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Savana, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 GMC Savana, the component group named most often is the electrical system (15%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (15%) and the steering (15%).
1 of the 2005 GMC Savana's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Steering2
- Structure2
- Tires2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 GMC Savana peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 3. 38% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 13 complaints about the 2005 GMC Savana are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Savana by model year
Other 2005 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted