NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls
The 2009 GMC Sierra 3500 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 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 GMC Sierra 3500, 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 3500
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 3500, 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 3500, 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 3500, 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 3500, 3 other models
2009 GMC Sierra 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 3500, the newest on June 26, 2026.
In complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 3500, the component group named most often is the power train (40%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the electrical system (20%).
3 of the 2009 GMC Sierra 3500's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train2
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Tires1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 3500 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 1. 60% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2009 GMC Sierra 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 3500 by model year
Other 2009 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted