1999 Chevrolet Suburban: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. The campaign is 00V122000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Webbing. NHTSA has 634 complaints on file for this model year. 6 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 00V122000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 279,132 units in total.
00V122000Received . 279,132 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Webbing
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the right front passenger restraint systems may not meet the neck extension requirements.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00044. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
634 complaints, 861 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1999 Chevrolet Suburban
- All 1999 vehicles
| Component | 1999 Suburban | All 1999 vehicles | Suburban, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 299.7 | 130.8 | 219.6 | 258 |
| Tires | 118.5 | 47.9 | 41.5 | 102 |
| Electrical System | 76.7 | 84.5 | 79.5 | 66 |
| Steering | 69.7 | 50.5 | 46.6 | 60 |
| Power Train | 58.1 | 91.9 | 67.4 | 50 |
| Visibility | 54.6 | 42.9 | 53.1 | 47 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 39.5 | 120.2 | 32.8 | 34 |
| Suspension | 39.5 | 89.8 | 20.9 | 34 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 31.4 | 28.6 | 26.5 | 27 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 26.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 23 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 51
- Complaints that report a fire
- 12
- Injuries in the complaints
- 49
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Jul 2023
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA11001 | Engineering analysis | Brake line corrosion failure | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 5 Jan 2011 | 8 Apr 2015 | |
| PE10010 | Preliminary evaluation | Brake line corrosion failure | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 30 Mar 2010 | 5 Jan 2011 | |
| PE05020 | Preliminary evaluation | UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION | Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module | 28 Apr 2005 | 13 Sep 2005 | 05V379000 |
| PE03026 | Preliminary evaluation | STEEL WHEEL RIM FRACTURE | Wheels | 12 Jun 2003 | 3 Nov 2003 | |
| EA02015 | Engineering analysis | THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 1 Aug 2002 | 12 Jan 2004 | |
| EA99011 | Engineering analysis | ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIV | Steering | 12 May 1999 | 27 Feb 2001 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19770
- 19780
- 19790
- 19811
- 19821
- 19830
- 19840
- 19850
- 19860
- 19870
- 19883
- 19893
- 19903
- 19913
- 19923
- 19930
- 19943
- 19956
- 19963
- 19972
- 19982
- 19991
- 20008
- 20016
- 20022
- 20035
- 20044
- 20056
- 20061
- 20074
- 20084
- 20095
- 20103
- 20113
- 20124
- 20134
- 20143
- 201511
- 20166
- 20175
- 20184
- 20193
- 20204
- 202112
- 20224
- 20233
- 20241
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Chevrolet SuburbanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Chevrolet Suburban: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/suburban/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban?
- 279,132 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Suburban have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 82 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Suburban, model years 1977 to 2024. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 258 of 861 component mentions, or 299.7 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 130.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban open?
- No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.