1996 GMC Safari Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 GMC Safari addresses the extended cargo and extended passenger vans, both with three doors, in Base, SL, SLE, SLT and SLX trim. Only the 4.3L V6 is listed, 262 cubic inches of naturally aspirated overhead-valve gasoline engine. Restraints, interior trim and body electrical are more involved on this van than on its earliest ancestors, and the manual answers that with procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics laid out system by system.

Engines covered

• 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 3-door extended cargo van
• 3-door extended passenger van

Trims covered

• Base
• SL
• SLE
• SLT
• SLX

Known issues on the 1996 Safari. Six recalls are recorded for this model year. Outboard safety belt webbing at the right rear bucket seat can separate in a crash. Integrated child seats may be missing a retractor clutch or pawl spring, so the belt locks in the retracted position or fails to lock at all. A wiper motor can stop working when solder joints on its controller board crack. Owner complaints total 168 and split almost evenly, with 30 on visibility, 28 on the suspension and 28 on the service brakes, so wiper circuits, front-end torque figures and brake hydraulics all get used.