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Van-Con GMC Savana Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 3 model years of the Van-Con GMC Savana (1997–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Van-Con GMC Savana model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Van-Con GMC Savana20
1998 Van-Con GMC Savana21
1997 Van-Con GMC Savana20

What Van-Con GMC Savana owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 1.

All Van-Con GMC Savana recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Van-Con GMC Savana, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hinge and attachments (structure)

    NHTSA 99V321000 Reported 865 vehicles potentially affected VAN-CON, INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: conversion type-a school buses equipped with plunger/socket positive door openers on single rear emergency doors. These buses do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release."

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the plunger/socket type door opener and replace it with a telescopic prop door opener.

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

  2. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 99V229000 Reported 850 vehicles potentially affected VAN-CON, INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: conversion school buses equipped with a single rear emergency door. The last seat is too close to the emergency rear door restricting the passage. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release."

    Remedy: Dealers will reposition the seats forward; replace rear-most seat back cushion with a thin back; or remove 30" wide rear-most seat and replace with a 16" wide seat.

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

Other Van-Con models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.