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1996 Gulf Stream Seahawk

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 27, 2006
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Gulf Stream Seahawk, most frequently naming the tires & wheels and other / unspecified categories.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels266.7%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 27, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT ALSO BLEW WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND ANOTHER TIRE THAT WAS NOTICED WITH TREAD SEPARATION. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS NOTICED AGAIN WITH TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10151339
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jun 22, 2001

ALL WHEELS OF THE TRAILER CRACKED AND TIRES BLEW OUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE NOT CORRECT SIZE TO CARY 10,000 LB TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER BLAMES THE TIRE BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SIZE OF THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE THE CAUSE. *YH

NHTSA ID
561746

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Gulf Stream Seahawk by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2006010—
2005010—
2004020—
2003030—
2002020—
2001210—
2000010—
1999010—
1998010—
1997010—
1996Viewing200—
1994010—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.