NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2004–2008, 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 2004–2008 Canyon, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 09V154000
- Reported
- May 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2009 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2009 GMC Canyon, the newest on June 9, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the power train (19%) and the air bags (11%).
None of the 2009 GMC Canyon's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2009 GMC Canyon owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Power Train5
- Air Bags3
- Engine3
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 GMC Canyon peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 7. 22% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 27 complaints about the 2009 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2009 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted