Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 G Series | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 G Series | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 G Series | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 G Series | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 G Series | 6 | 1 |
| 1996 G Series | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 G Series | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 G Series | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 G Series | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 G Series | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Service brakes, hydraulic24
- Seat belts10
- Power train10
- Engine and engine cooling10
- Tires7
- Visibility5
- Structure5
- Electrical system5
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 46 G Series vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 27 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 3 |
| 1994 | 7 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
5 campaigns cover the G Series.
SUNSET VANS IS RECALLING 169 MY 2005-2007 ECONOLINE, G SERIES AND SPRINTER TRUCKS BUILT ON DODGE, FORD AND CHEVROLET CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.
SUNSET VANS IS RECALLING 267 MY 2005-2007 ECONOLINE, G SERIES AND SPRINTER TRUCKS BUILT ON DODGE, FORD AND CHEVROLET CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: G VANS EQUIPPED WITH 6.5L TURBO-CHARGED DIESEL ENGINES. THE FRONT LEFT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN BE CONTACTED BY THE LOWER ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE CAUSING A HOLE TO BE WORN IN THE BRAKE PIPE.
IMPROPERLY TORQUED TIE ROD CLAMP FASTENERS COULD ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE.
NHTSA recalls