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1994 GMC Suburban Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1994 GMC Suburban has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 4,302,048 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 490 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

VISIBILITY 03V159000 2003-04-28 1,755,876 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

Consequence

IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT…

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 99V025000 1999-02-05 988,587 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT…

Consequence

THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.

VISIBILITY 98V150001 1998-07-01 1,557,585 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
234
56crashes18injuries
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
42
1fires
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
26
2crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
24
6crashes4injuries
SEATS
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
11
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
9
1crashes
TIRES
9
2fires
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
7
1crashes2injuries
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
5
Total complaints490

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tread / tire separation big bubble in tire severe shaking / severe pulling thought my truck needed an alignment very very very bad. *tr”

TIRES · reported 2008-05-01

“Tire wobble/ no separation yet can feel it pulling / did wait for this one to bubble up and separate wasn't going to wait another 3 weeks for an accident possibly fatal to happen had this last remaining one removed from my vehicle. *tr”

TIRES · reported 2008-05-01

“Tire separation causing bubble in tire /causing shaking / pulling severely to right side. *tr”

TIRES · reported 2008-04-10

“Tires separating causing major bubble and pulling as well as shaking. *tr”

TIRES · reported 2007-07-12

“The windshield wipers worked after being manually "helped" since the time of purchase, but no longer. When I contacted gmc, they told me the current recall did not apply to my vehicle. I have purchased the circuit board myself and will now need to have someone install it. Recall needs to include…”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER · reported 2006-06-16

“With the cruise control on I encountered sudden unintended acceleration on two occasions once while the unit was activated and once while it was not. *nm”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2005-12-24

“Windshield wiper failure. Gm refused to repair under recall campaign 98v150001 stating recall voided after 70,000 miles. I guess the bard turns "good" after reaching the mileage? *jb”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER · reported 2005-10-13

“Dt : windshield wipers work intermittently or they don't work at all previous recalls in 1998 and 2003 had the same problem. Gmc hotline said they called the dealership, and the dealership refused to do the recall. *ak *sb *nm”

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR · reported 2005-05-06

Defect investigations

Investigation DP00001 Opened 2000-01-31 · open

OEM HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM CRACKING

THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL

Investigation EA02006 Opened 2002-05-31 · closed 2003-07-23

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED…

Investigation EA02006 Opened 2002-05-31 · closed 2003-07-23

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED…

Investigation EA95026 Opened 1995-09-20 · closed 2001-09-20

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE

POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 GMC Suburban as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.