NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC Suburban Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the GMC Suburban, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2001 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 33
2000–2003, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Suburban across 5 model years; the most, 15, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 4 of the GMC Suburban complaints (12%) and a fire on 0.
Across all GMC Suburban model years, owners name the tires most often (at least 7 complaints), then the service brakes, hydraulic (6).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Suburban in 2001: 6, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC Suburban is structure, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest GMC Suburban recall, 03V094000, was reported on March 7, 2003 and concerns the structure.
GMC Suburban years to avoid
Too few GMC Suburban model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Suburban years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC Suburban
- STRUCTURE4
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
GMC Suburban model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC Suburban recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03V094000March 7, 2003 | structure | 2000–2003 | fire | 3,674 |
| 01V159000May 17, 2001 | seat belts: front: retractor | 2001 | crash and injury | 9,196 |
| 00V222000August 8, 2000 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 2000 | — | 3,758 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Suburban. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 4, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted