Model year

2000 Oldsmobile Bravada

NHTSA lists 3 recalls and 76 complaints for the 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). The components listed on the most complaints are ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (11), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE (3). NHTSA lists 3 investigations. NHTSA star ratings from before model year 2011 use an older method and are not shown here. EPA rates it 16 mpg combined (fuel economy file dated Sep 29, 2026). EPA's annual fuel-cost figures for these configurations are $4,200, based on 15,000 miles and 55% city driving.

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Recalls

08V231000 · May 21, 2008

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING…

01V364000 · Dec 3, 2001

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.

00V258001 · Sep 8, 2000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH INCORRECT PAYLOAD INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL. THE PAYLOAD SHOWN ON THE LABEL IS GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM VALIDATED PAYLOAD. IF THE VEHICLE WERE…

Complaints

76 distinct complaints. Crash flag on 3, fire flag on 4, injury field 5, deaths field 0. A complaint can be counted under more than one component. The injury and death figures are the file's numbers (the highest value on each complaint, then added), not a separate verified count of people.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL3

Investigations

Investigations in the NHTSA file (3). "No close date" means the file has no close date. It is not a statement that the investigation is still active.
Action	Subject	Opened	Closed
PE01032	LOSS OF STOP LAMP ILLUMINATION · EXTERIOR LIGHTING	Sep 6, 2001	Dec 20, 2001
RQ02012	FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS · SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT;…	Sep 10, 2002	Mar 7, 2003
RQ08001	HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE · EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT	Feb 28, 2008	Jul 9, 2008

Safety ratings

NHTSA star ratings from before model year 2011 use an older method and are not shown here.

Fuel economy

EPA configurations. Electric rows show MPGe in the combined column and kWh/100 mi separately. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 figure.
Configuration	Fuel	City	Hwy	Comb	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
Bravada AWD · 4.3L · Automatic 4-spd · 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive	Regular Gasoline	14	18	16	—	—	$4,200

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This page is not a VIN lookup. NHTSA's recall tool checks a specific vehicle: nhtsa.gov/recalls. NHTSA's page for this model year is 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada at NHTSA. Complaint narratives stay on NHTSA's site and are not copied here.

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