1996 Oldsmobile Bravada defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02006 · opened May 31, 2002 · closed Jul 23, 2003 · led to recall 03V210000

  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 t…

• UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT
  Engineering Analysis EA99022 · opened Jul 30, 1999 · closed Aug 28, 2001 · led to recall 01V200000

  There is no summary currently available

• ABS BRAKING SYSTEM
  Engineering Analysis EA94038 · opened Oct 31, 1994 · closed Feb 28, 2000 · led to recall 99V193000

  This investigation resulted in a safety recall, 99v-193, and a service campaign, 99i-006.