1998 GMC Yukon defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 GMC Yukon. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA01018 · opened Dec 20, 2001 · closed Dec 9, 2002
• SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE01023 · opened Jul 17, 2001 · closed Dec 20, 2001

  Odi has received one (1) complaint alleging that the 2nd row passenger-side seat belt release buckle anchor detached from seat frame during a side impact crash.during the crash, the occupant was thrown from his seat, partially ejected through the rear quarter window of the vehicle.occupant sustained injury.gm has subse…

• ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIV
  Engineering Analysis EA99011 · opened May 12, 1999 · closed Feb 27, 2001

  The office of defect investigation (odi) has investigated allegations of power steering assist fluctuations in the subject vehicles.for details and a basis for the investigation conclusions, please see the closing report in the ea99-011 public file.odi has not identified a safety-related defect trend in the subject veh…