NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2006 GMC Sierra has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 11, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 GMC Sierra
Wheels: rim
- Campaign
- 06V307000
- Reported
- August 11, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V289000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,439
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Sierra, 5 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Sierra, 12 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Sierra, 46 other models
2006 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2006 GMC Sierra, the newest on December 26, 2015. Of these, 3 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire.
In complaints about the 2006 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes (38%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).
None of the 2006 GMC Sierra's 6 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2006 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (48 complaints), the median was 41,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes20
- Electrical System7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
- Suspension6
- Steering4
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2006 GMC Sierra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 17. 19% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 GMC Sierra drew 0.2× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the three best-measured GMC Sierra years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 53 complaints about the 2006 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2006 GMC models
Newest record on this page: December 26, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted