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GMC Envoy Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 27 recall campaigns for the GMC Envoy, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2007. The 2002 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (1).

GMC Envoy years to avoid by our method: 2002 (4.8× the median year) and 2003 (2.8× the median year).

Model years
8

2000–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
27
Most recalls
2002

14 recalls

Owner complaints
2,428

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,428 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Envoy across 10 model years; the most, 488, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 154 of the GMC Envoy complaints (6%) and a fire on 89.

Across all GMC Envoy model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 670 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (448).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Envoy in 2011: 330, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Envoy is exterior lighting: headlights, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Envoy recall, 15V599000, was reported on September 24, 2015 and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls.

GMC Envoy years to avoid

The 2002 GMC Envoy stands out most: 276 complaints between 2001 and 2005, 18% of them naming the engine and engine cooling.

The 2002 also carries 14 recalls, against a median of 4 for the ranked GMC Envoy years.

The best-measured GMC Envoy years are 2000 (0.2×), 2008 (0.3×) and 2007 (0.4×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the GMC Envoy, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20090172not ranked
200807712
0.3×
2007521919
0.4×
2006935220
0.5×
2005348876
1.9×
2004236769
1.5×
2003avoid8394132
2.8×
2002avoid14487276
4.8×
2001153not ranked
200012216
0.2×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Envoy years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Envoy

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY4
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)2

GMC Envoy model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Envoy recall campaign (27)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Envoy, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V599000September 24, 2015visibility: power window devices and controls2006–2007fire9,932
15V519000August 14, 2015exterior lighting: headlights2006–2007crash429,170
14V404000July 2, 2014visibility: power window devices and controls2006–2007fire and injury184,611
13V248000June 13, 2013electrical system2006–2007fire and injury193,652
12V406000August 16, 2012electrical system2006–2007fire and injury278,174
06V417000October 31, 2006air bags: frontal2005–2006crash and injury794
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V455000October 5, 2005steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2006fire123,592
05V198000May 5, 2005exterior lighting: turn signal2003–2004crash286,478
05V035000February 3, 2005visibility: windshield2005crash and injury17,815
04V289000June 23, 2004engine and engine cooling2002crash29,951
04V201000April 28, 2004seat belts2002crash and injury261,801
04V046000February 4, 2004visibility: windshield wiper/washer2002–2003crash581,394
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2002–2003—1,707,825
03V151000April 23, 2003service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2003crash44,653
03V096000March 19, 2003electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash2002—314,300
03V075000March 6, 2003power train: automatic transmission2002–2003—511,167
03V051000February 14, 2003air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003injury130
02V273000October 4, 2002structure: body2002crash and injury46
02V121000August 23, 2002fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2002fire136,511
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
01V334000October 17, 2001power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2002crash78,004
01V283000September 5, 2001power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2002crash895
01V158000May 16, 2001structure: body2002crash and injury8,197
01V126000April 12, 2001suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2002crash30,476
00V375000November 13, 2000structure: body2000–2001crash and injury13,893
07E014000exterior lighting: headlights2002–2006crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Envoy. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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