2018 GMC Savana: recalls and complaints

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• 23V2470006 Apr 2023Electrical System / Wiring
• 21V11500025 Feb 2021Tires
• 19V42800011 Jun 2019Equipment
• 19V38700023 May 2019Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
• 18V65500021 Sep 2018Electrical System
• 18V5090002 Aug 2018Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
• 18V26700026 Apr 2018Equipment

1. 23V247000Received 6 Apr 2023. 150,830 units.

   Electrical System / Wiring

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2003-2023 Chevrolet Express Cutaway and GMC Savana Cutaway incomplete vehicles equipped with wiring for an optional rear heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. When the HVAC blower motor circuit is left unused with exposed connectors and wiring, the circuit can corrode and overheat.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An overheated electrical circuit increases the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will properly seal the rear HVAC blower motor circuits at the left side B-pillar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 2, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GMC's number for this recall is N222386050.

   Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N222386050. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 May 2023.

2. 21V115000Received 25 Feb 2021. 33,838 units.

   Tires

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050.

   Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212329050. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Mar 2021.

3. 19V428000Received 11 Jun 2019. 325 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Unicell Body Company Inc. (Unicell) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanna, 2018-2019 Hino 155, Ford Econoline and Transit and Isuzu NPR, and 2018 Ram ProMaster-based vehicles equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The affected monitors may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Unicell will work with ASA Electronics to notify owners and offer a remedy, free of charge. The recall began May 9, 2019. Owners may contact ASA Electronics customer service 1-800-384-4400 or Unicell at 1-716-853-8628.

   Report filed by Unicell Body Company Inc..

4. 19V387000Received 23 May 2019. 1,159 units.

   Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. One or both of the rear-quarter windows may be tempered glass instead of laminated glass. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Tempered glass increases the risk of injury in the event of a side impact or rollover crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tempered glass windows with laminated glass windows, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-586-596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N192218960.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N192218960. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Jul 2019.

5. 18V655000Received 21 Sep 2018. 30,448 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Express and GMC Sierra vehicles equipped with a single, manual, rear climate control module (CCM). If the temperature is set to maximum heat or the mode knob is set to maximum floor vent and an electrical short occurs, components within the CCM may overheat.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the CCM overheats, there is an increased risk of a fire in the vehicle's headliner.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the electrical insulation from a wiring connector within the CCM to remove the fire risk, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18299.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 18299. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Nov 2018.

6. 18V509000Received 2 Aug 2018. 94 units.

   Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles with certain combinations of front-tire and gross-vehicle-weight option codes. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be incorrectly calibrated, causing the TPMS warning lamp to illuminate when tire pressure reaches 37 PSI, not 41 PSI. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the low tire pressure telltale is not illuminated at the correct tire pressure, the driver may have less time to react to a low-tire-pressure situation, which could affect the driver's ability to control the vehicle in certain situations and could increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will check the PSI information on the remote control door lock receiver (RCDLR) and tire placard match, and if the information is different the RCDLR will be reprogrammed. This repair will be done free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18255.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 18255. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Aug 2018.

7. 18V267000Received 26 Apr 2018. 6,154 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. GM's number for this recall is 18146.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 18146. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jun 2018.

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.

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.

Complaints that report a crash

1

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

0

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

27 Jan 2019

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.

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.

1. 19940
2. 19950
3. 19962
4. 19971
5. 19981
6. 19991
7. 20002
8. 20010
9. 20020
10. 200311
11. 20047
12. 20055
13. 20067
14. 20073
15. 20087
16. 20098
17. 20104
18. 20115
19. 20127
20. 20139
21. 20147
22. 20154
23. 20167
24. 20176
25. 20187
26. 20195
27. 20202
28. 20213
29. 20222
30. 20232
31. 20254
32. 20263

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 GMC Savana?

222,848 units in 7 campaigns. 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. 7 of them name the 2018 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2018 GMC Savana name most often?

Service Brakes: 1 of 1 component mention.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 GMC Savana open?

No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.