1998 Oldsmobile Bravada: raw data
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| vehicle | 1998 / oldsmobile / bravada |
|---|---|
| known issues | none published |
| complaints | 110 on file (1998-03-31 → 2015-01-14) |
| recalls | 2 |
| investigations | 1 |
| fars | 18 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code) |
| indexed | yes |
| license | CC BY 4.0 (derived) |
Known Issues clusters all years →
none published for this vehicle
NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →
| count | earliest_date | latest_date | crash_flagged | fire_flagged | top_components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 1998-03-31 | 2015-01-14 | 3 | 2 | VISIBILITY:31; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:21; STEERING:16; SUSPENSION:13; POWER TRAIN:9 |
Recalls all years →
| campaign_number | report_received_date | component | summary | consequence | remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97V218000 | 24/11/1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. | PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. | DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE. |
| 98V053000 | 09/03/1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE OR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE. ONE OR BOTH OF THE ATTACHING NUTS FOR THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM ARE UNDER TORQUED. THIS CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME. | THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. | DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM NUTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION. |
Investigations all years →
| action_number | status | subject | components | opened | closed | recall_campaign | summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ02012 | closed | FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2002-09-10 | 2003-03-07 | 01V200000 | SEE ATTACHED PAGE. |
FARS occupant deaths all years →
| crash_years | occupant_deaths | match_type | vpic_recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2024 | 18 | legacy-code | 0 |
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/oldsmobile/bravada
@misc{wrenchpro_1998_oldsmobile_bravada_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/oldsmobile/bravada}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}hub · known-issues · methodology · license · research (interpretation)