1998 GMC Jimmy: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 GMC Jimmy. The newest campaign is 98V053000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Mar 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. NHTSA has 234 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, 98V053000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 19,788 units in total.
98V053000Received . 72 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. One or both of the attaching nuts for the right-hand lower control arm are under torqued. This can allow the attachment bolt to loosen and subsequent break resulting in separation of the lower control arm from the frame.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and retighten the right-hand lower control arm nuts to the proper torque specification.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 98006.
97V218000Received . 19,716 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. A fatigue fracture of the rear axle right-hand brake pipe can occur causing a slow brake fluid leak resulting in a soft brake pedal. If the brake pipe breaks, the driver would experience a sudden drop in the brake pedal, the instrument panel brake light would illuminate, and there would be a loss of rear brake performance.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Partial loss of braking at a time when minimum stopping distance was required could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the brake pipe.
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.
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Complaints by component
234 complaints, 350 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.
- 1998 GMC Jimmy
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Jimmy | All 1998 vehicles | Jimmy, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 254.3 | 60.4 | 91 | 89 |
| Electrical System | 120 | 79.1 | 60.3 | 42 |
| Suspension | 88.6 | 81.5 | 76.9 | 31 |
| Power Train | 85.7 | 94.3 | 62.2 | 30 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 82.9 | 114.6 | 341.6 | 29 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 80 | 131.3 | 91.6 | 28 |
| Steering | 48.6 | 55.6 | 24.7 | 17 |
| Air Bags | 42.9 | 49.3 | 28.3 | 15 |
| Exterior Lighting | 31.4 | 27.8 | 22.8 | 11 |
| Seats | 31.4 | 17 | 16.6 | 11 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 18
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 15
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Aug 2010
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.
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 1998 GMC JimmyThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 GMC Jimmy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/jimmy/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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- 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 Jimmy?
- 19,788 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 Jimmy have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the GMC Jimmy, model years 1970 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 GMC Jimmy name most often?
- Visibility: 89 of 350 component mentions, or 254.3 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 60.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 GMC Jimmy open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.