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Safari SerengettiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Safari Serengetti.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls41999–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Safari Serengetti years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Serengetti median. Tap a year for its full report.

'99'00'01
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
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2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Safari Serengetti problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Suspension10
4 recalls

Safari Serengetti recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Front: buckle assembly01V-097 · 2000–2001 · Apr 17, 2001 · 828 vehicles–Service brakes, air: antilock01V-130 · 1999–2000 · Apr 17, 2001 · 1,438 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly01V-128 · 2000–2001 · Mar 30, 2001 · 828 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip00V-173 · 1999–2000 · Jun 27, 2000 · 691 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Serengetti

  1. WIRING HARNESS INCORRECTLY INSTALLEDSQ00013 · 1999–2000 · closed Jul 6, 2000
    No recall