NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2008 GMC Sierra has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 68
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2008 GMC Sierra
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sierra, 16 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V441000
- Reported
- August 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 857,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sierra, 14 other models
2008 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2008 GMC Sierra, the newest on September 22, 2021. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the structure (18%).
2 of the 2008 GMC Sierra's 2 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags29
- Electrical System15
- Structure12
- Latches/Locks/Linkages11
- Unknown Or Other3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 GMC Sierra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 22. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 68 complaints about the 2008 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2008 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted