Your vehicle report
1994 GMC Safari
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 119
- Received Jan 1995 to Jan 2007
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Windshield wipers work intermittently or fail26 complaints · 22% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up14 complaints · 12% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines11 complaints · 9.2% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #94V087000The manufacturer's certification label and/or the driver air bag advisory label may be missing from the vehicles, which does not conform to the requirements of 49 cfr 567.
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 15 crashes, 2 fires, 11 people injured, 0 deaths.
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Where do owners report problems?
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Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 8 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 19 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 0 |
| Total | 119 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windshield wipers work intermittently or fail | 26 | 22% | – | |
| Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up | 14 | 12% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 11 | 9.2% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 8 | 6.7% | – | |
| Seat belt fails to latch or retract | 6 | 5.0% | – | |
| Brakes fail intermittently or repeatedly | 4 | 3.4% | – | |
| Vehicle catches fire from wiring | 3 | 2.5% | – | |
| Air conditioner blows hot air or fails | 3 | 2.5% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #94V087000May 9, 19942,255 vehicles affected
equipment: other: labels
The manufacturer's certification label and/or the driver air bag advisory label may be missing from the vehicles, which does not conform to the requirements of 49 cfr 567.
Consequence of non-compliance: owners of vehicle would be unaware of the load capacity of the vans, the van build date, and would not have any assurance that the vans meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Remedy
The labels will be furnished to owner's for installation on the vehicles.
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 1994 GMC Safari.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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