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Body and structurePart report

1998 GMC Safari Body and structure Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
3%of 89 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 GMC Safari, 3% of the 89 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This van has the rear dutch door configuration (3 sections). The electronic rear hatch lock fails and locks all the doors without warning. The remote locking device and the hard wired locking switches in the doors are inactivated. There is no way to open the rear doors with a key. This is my second occurrence.”

NHTSA complaint #738815, filed 2001-01

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200316%
200214%
200125%
2000710%
199923%
199833%
199786%
1996129%
199595%
199433%
199312%
199212%
199113%
1990617%
1989211%
1988114%
1987218%
1986114%

Other parts of the 1998 GMC Safari

Brakes
14 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 GMC Safari

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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