NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2000 GMC Sierra has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 443
- Crashes reported
- 44
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2000 GMC Sierra
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 06V066000
- Reported
- March 8, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 805,368
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 05V379000
- Reported
- August 29, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,353,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Sierra, 6 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Sierra, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 05V005000
- Reported
- January 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,221
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V129000
- Reported
- March 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,662,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Sierra, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 02V178000
- Reported
- July 1, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 525,254
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 00V345000
- Reported
- October 30, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,383,922
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 00V055000
- Reported
- February 28, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,674
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 00X001000
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Sierra, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2006 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2006 Sierra, 46 other models
2000 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 443 owner complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra, the newest on March 20, 2025. Of these, 44 describe a crash (10%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (41%), followed by the structure (8%) and the tires (7%).
4 of the 2000 GMC Sierra's 12 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (221 complaints), the median was 67,666 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic182
- Structure34
- Tires30
- Service Brakes28
- Steering28
- Vehicle Speed Control27
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 | |
| 2001 | 54 | |
| 2002 | 46 | |
| 2003 | 28 | |
| 2004 | 52 | |
| 2005 | 104 | |
| 2006 | 23 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 104. 42% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 GMC Sierra drew 2.5× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the GMC Sierra years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
The 443 complaints about the 2000 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2000 GMC models
Newest record on this page: March 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted