NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 GMC Sierra 2500 Recalls
The 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 GMC Sierra 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 GMC Sierra 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V050000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,641,272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Sierra 2500, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V052000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 557,023
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V053000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 692,526
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Sierra 2500, 13 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 18V267000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,154
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Sierra 2500, 4 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V407000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,371
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2011 Sierra 2500, 3 other models
2009 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500, the newest on August 5, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the structure (13%).
1 of the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 39,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System7
- Air Bags5
- Structure4
- Service Brakes3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Engine2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 5. 29% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 31 complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 2500 by model year
Other 2009 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted