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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1GKEL19W8RB••••••1994 Gmc SAFARI
This build draws 3.1× more complaints than the average 1994 Gmc SAFARI build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
105on the model
65builds in total
Most reportedVisibility 2Suspension 2Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1
What owners of this build wrote
VisibilityMar 2002
The windshield wipers tend to fail unexpectedly. The problem is intermittent, but becoming progressively more frequent. My research has found that this problem has been reported on other gmc vehicles of about the same year of manufacture. Gm recall # 98043, from 1998, apparently…
SuspensionAug 2001
Was pulling out of parking slot when front torsion bar broke. This caused the vehicle to drop on the wheel and loss of steering control. Problem sounded like an explosion
Service BrakesApr 1999
ABS brake sensor worn out & replaced 2x - cause not identified but over 2 months,mechanics discovered axle nut loosened & lf wheel loose,wobbly & coming off axle(gmc bad & potentially fatal design flaw - since there's no cotter pin used, typically found on AWD/4wd vehicles).…
SuspensionAug 1999
Driver's side torsion bar broke at the rear portion of the bar. Suspect the bar had been cracked for some time because it was rusted inside the crack. Both tortion bars were replaced with a different style tortion bar the didn't have a collar at the rear tortion bar mount. This…
VisibilityMay 1999
Humid or rainy weather makes the problem worse. Found problem that caused the wipers to intermittently not operate was due to a cold solder joint on the power connector of the wiper assy printed circuit board
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GKEL19W8RB522150 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.