NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 GMC Sonoma Recalls
The 2003 GMC Sonoma has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 18, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 GMC Sonoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 GMC Sonoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 GMC Sonoma
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V132000
- Reported
- March 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,922
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sonoma, 3 other models
2003 GMC Sonoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2003 GMC Sonoma, the newest on March 9, 2020. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 GMC Sonoma, the component group named most often is the structure (15%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (13%) and the power train (13%).
The 2003 GMC Sonoma's only recall does not concern the structure.
Where 2003 GMC Sonoma owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure6
- Latches/Locks/Linkages5
- Power Train5
- Equipment4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 GMC Sonoma peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 9. 54% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
The 39 complaints about the 2003 GMC Sonoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sonoma by model year
Other 2003 GMC models
Newest record on this page: March 9, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted