NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2003 GMC Sierra has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 206
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2003 GMC Sierra
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 Sierra, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Sierra, 6 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V225000
- Reported
- May 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 736
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sierra, 3 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 2000–2002, 2004 Sierra, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sierra, 11 other models
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 03V018000
- Reported
- January 23, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Sierra, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Sierra, 46 other models
2003 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 206 owner complaints about the 2003 GMC Sierra, the newest on December 17, 2015. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2003 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes (22%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (18%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2003 GMC Sierra's 9 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2003 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (158 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes45
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic38
- Electrical System31
- Power Train29
- Steering27
- Vehicle Speed Control12
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 | |
| 2004 | 25 | |
| 2005 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 21 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2003 GMC Sierra peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 31. 49% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 GMC Sierra drew 1.9× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 206 complaints about the 2003 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2003 GMC models
Newest record on this page: December 17, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted