1995 GMC S15

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor1
000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan95V180000
Filed Sep 22, 199573,163 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 28, 1999FL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC BOARD JOINT SOLDER CRACKING, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON DRINVING. YH

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 15, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL MALFUNCTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1991
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20011000Routine
19991000Routine
19982000Routine
19972010Routine
19963100Routine
1995 — this page3100Routine
19946200Routine
19934200Routine
19923300Routine
19918500Routine
19903310Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 22, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.