The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
GMC Savana: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
GMC reported 48 incidents alleging a death or injury in a GMC Savana, model years 2003–2023, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36,013 | 17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17,401 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23,849 | 13 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15,550 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20,980 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26,848 | 3.7 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 23 | 2 |
| Service Brake System | 9 | 0 |
| Fire | 6 | 2 |
| Rollover | 4 | 2 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 1 |
| Structure | 2 | 1 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the GMC Savana puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the GMC Savana, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Tires · Wheels | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-11-26 | 2019 | MO | 1 | 4 | Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-08-22 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags · Rollover | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-16 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2022-07-26 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-07-15 | 2016 | NH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2020-10-10 | 2017 | IN | 1 | 0 | Rollover | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-08-29 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-17 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-13 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-05-21 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-10-15 | 2019 | SC | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-17 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-09-11 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-12-04 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-27 | 2016 | CA | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-04 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | 2019 Q3 |
| 2016-11-20 | 2008 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-24 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2007 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-11 | 2015 | WA | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2019 Q3 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2014 | OR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-03-18 | 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-02-18 | 2006 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Fire | 2015 Q1 |
| not reported | 2005 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-04-21 | 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-02-11 | 2013 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-02-04 | 2007 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Fire | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-12-11 | 2011 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags · Seats | 2015 Q2 |
| 2013-06-24 | 2012 | WV | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-11-01 | 2010 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-08-03 | 2005 | LA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2014 Q1 |
| 2012-06-24 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-05-21 | 2006 | OH | 1 | 0 | Seat Belts · Structure | 2013 Q4 |
| 2012-05-09 | 2006 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-02-23 | 2004 | FL | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2008 | RI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-11-22 | 2011 | KY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2012 Q3 |
| 2011-10-31 | 2006 | MO | 1 | 0 | Steering System · Suspension System · Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags · Rollover | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-07-27 | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-04-25 | 2003 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q2 |
| 2011-02-25 | 2007 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-11-15 | 2009 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-06-28 | 2005 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2011 Q4 |
| 2010-04-25 | 2009 | TN | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Fire | 2010 Q2 |
| 2010-02-06 | 2006 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-01-13 | 2007 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice GMC received alleging a death or injury in a GMC Savana and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Savana that sold more will have more rows. All GMC models · What these reports are, and are not.