1998 GMC Envoy: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 GMC Envoy. The newest campaign is 00V375000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Nov 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body. NHTSA has 19 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V375000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the console latch mechanism.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 17,009 units in total.
00V375000Received . 13,893 units.
Structure / Body
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts." these vehicles have a console cover/armrest cam latch that could release at less than the required load of the standard.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
During a crash, the console cover could open and the cover or items stored under it could injury an occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the console latch mechanism.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00100. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V097001Received . 3,116 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The daytime running lights were built with a candela value greater than 2,600, are located less than 100mm from the turn signals and hazard warning lamps, and are not deactivated when the turn signal or hazard warning lamps are activated. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition would make it difficult for drivers of oncoming vehicles to see the turn signal, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new body control module and reprogram the vehicle with a new calibration that will turn the daytime running lights off when the turn signal or hazard warning flasher is activated.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
19 complaints, 24 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Wheels | 2 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Oct 2011
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
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.
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- NHTSA page of the 1998 GMC EnvoyThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 GMC Envoy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/envoy/1998/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 GMC Envoy?
- 17,009 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the GMC Envoy have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the GMC Envoy, model years 1995 to 2009. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 GMC Envoy name most often?
- Visibility: 5 of 24 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 GMC Envoy open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.