Recall Register

1999 GMC Savana: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 GMC Savana. The campaign is 00V085000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Mar 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections. NHTSA has 49 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

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Remedy of campaign 00V085000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect for three screw clamps to the power steering hose joints. If the clamps are not the screw type, dealers will replace the clamps.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 10,468 units in total.

  1. 00V085000Received . 10,468 units.

    Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vans equipped with a brake warning indicator. Some of these vehicles have a power steering cooler hose that can separate from the power brake booster fluid flow switch assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this occurs, power steering fluid could flow onto hot engine parts and an engine compartment fire could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect for three screw clamps to the power steering hose joints. If the clamps are not the screw type, dealers will replace the clamps.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00028. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

49 complaints, 64 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 GMC Savana
  • All 1999 vehicles
1999 GMC Savana: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1999 SavanaAll 1999 vehiclesSavana, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic281.3130.820018
Structure12552.691.18
Tires93.847.973.36
Visibility78.142.948.95
Steering78.150.568.95
Engine and Engine Cooling62.5120.255.64
Unknown or Other46.920.824.43
Seat Belts46.919.631.13
Power Train46.991.966.73
Seats46.916.4203

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.

Complaints that report a crash
4
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Feb 2014

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.

Complaints about the 1999 GMC Savana, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 15 complaints.

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

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 GMC Savana: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/savana/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 GMC Savana?
10,468 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Savana have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 58 recall campaigns for the GMC Savana, model years 1994 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 GMC Savana name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 18 of 64 component mentions, or 281.3 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 130.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 GMC Savana open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.