IllustrationTORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK
1995 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Safari years
Owner complaints for the 1995 GMC Safari are substantially higher than the model-year median of 30.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 195 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 54 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports4 fire reports10 injury reports
Suspension complaints
33 reportsWHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, BELIEVED THIS OCCUR DUE TO DEFECTED PART WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES OF WEAR; MFR'S WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
THE SUSPENSION SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD BROKEN. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPRING ADJUSTER HAS AN EXTENSION TUBE THAT IS IN THE SPRAY PATH OF THE FRONT WHEEL WHERE ROAD SALT AND DEBRIS COLLECTS. CONSUMER BELIEVES HEAVY CORROSION WEAKENED THE SPRING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO, NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE IN PARKING LOT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK WHEN REPLACING THE TORSION BAR, A NEW STYLE ARM HAD TO BE INSTALLED ALSO. THE CUNSUMER WONDERS IF THE OLD…
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FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE IN PARKING LOT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK WHEN REPLACING THE TORSION BAR, A NEW STYLE ARM HAD TO BE INSTALLED ALSO. THE CUNSUMER WONDERS IF THE OLD AREM WAS THE CAUSE FOR BREAK DOWN. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION TO DROP AND FALL, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. *AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
CONSUMER HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. NOTICED VEHICLE HAD FALLEN TO GROUND. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC AND PUT ON LIFT. TOLD TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN, AND IT WAS DEFECTIVE. OWNER HAS OLD PARTS. *AK
HAD JUST STARTE DVEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. NOTICED VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO PUT IT ON LIFT. NOTICED TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN. *AK
Official recalls
303V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Apr 28, 2003
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 & remedy
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 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
95V175000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
Sep 13, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO-FRAME REAR NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOW TORQUE CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY FATIGUE AND BREAK. THIS CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LEFT-HAND CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO- FRAME REAR NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
94V188000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting
Oct 4, 1994
THE FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE FUEL LINES CAN LOOSEN TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE LINES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
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 TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
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 TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
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 TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
RQ99003 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Mar 8, 1999 · Closed May 31, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
No summary supplied.