NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2010 GMC Terrain has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 290
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 GMC Terrain, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 GMC Terrain
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V137000
- Reported
- March 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,581
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2017 Terrain
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 14V447000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 414,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Terrain, 5 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 09V489000
- Reported
- December 23, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,031
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2010 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 290 owner complaints about the 2010 GMC Terrain, the newest on June 10, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the power train (18%) and the electrical system (17%).
None of the 2010 GMC Terrain's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2010 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (234 complaints), the median was 73,850 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine107
- Power Train51
- Electrical System48
- Visibility/Wiper40
- Air Bags24
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)21
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 30 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 24 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 GMC Terrain peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 45. 17% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 GMC Terrain drew 1.2× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 290 complaints about the 2010 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2010 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted