NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2004 GMC Canyon has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 18, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 GMC Canyon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2004 GMC Canyon
Child seat
- Campaign
- 10V575000
- Reported
- November 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009, 2011 Canyon, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V310000
- Reported
- July 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 185,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 Canyon, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 06V139000
- Reported
- April 27, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404,733
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Canyon, 1 other model
2004 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2004 GMC Canyon, the newest on June 12, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2004 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the structure (20%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the suspension (16%).
None of the 2004 GMC Canyon's 3 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2004 GMC Canyon owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 74,456 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure16
- Electrical System13
- Suspension13
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Exterior Lighting8
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 GMC Canyon peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 11. 39% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Canyon drew 1.0× the complaints of the median GMC Canyon year in the same window: 4th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 80 complaints about the 2004 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2004 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted