1994 Oldsmobile Bravada: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada. The campaign is 94V117000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jun 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual. NHTSA has 91 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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 94V117000, in the NHTSA record
Owners and oldsmobile dealers are being mailed the correct 1994 oldsmobile bravura owner's manual and will be asked to install it in the instrument panel compartment and remove and discard the incorrect owner's manual.
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. 6,315 units in total.
94V117000Received . 6,315 units.
Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were shipped with the wrong owner's manual, and, therefore, the correct information regarding safety belt usage is not available to the owner. This does not conform with FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unbelted occupants or occupants using safety belts incorrectly are more at risk of injury than those using the safety belt in the correct manner in the event of a sudden stop or accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners and oldsmobile dealers are being mailed the correct 1994 oldsmobile bravura owner's manual and will be asked to install it in the instrument panel compartment and remove and discard the incorrect owner's manual.
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
91 complaints, 116 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.
- 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Bravada | All 1994 vehicles | Bravada, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 637.9 | 171.8 | 202.8 | 74 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 69 | 41.5 | 29 | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 51.7 | 109.2 | 95.1 | 6 |
| Electrical System | 43.1 | 74.5 | 115.9 | 5 |
| Suspension | 43.1 | 39.8 | 79.5 | 5 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 43.1 | 46.3 | 36.4 | 5 |
| Visibility | 34.5 | 70.2 | 78.8 | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 25.9 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 3 |
| Tires | 17.2 | 37.1 | 11.9 | 2 |
| Steering | 8.6 | 34.7 | 31.9 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 13
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Oct 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94038 | Engineering analysis | ABS BRAKING SYSTEM | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 31 Oct 1994 | 28 Feb 2000 | 99I006000 |
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.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1994 Oldsmobile BravadaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/bravada/1994/. 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 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada?
- 6,315 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Oldsmobile Bravada have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Bravada, model years 1991 to 2004. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 74 of 116 component mentions, or 637.9 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 171.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.