NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 GMC Acadia Recalls
The 2011 GMC Acadia has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 GMC Acadia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 269
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 GMC Acadia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2011 GMC Acadia
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V246000
- Reported
- April 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Acadia, 2 other models
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010, 2012 Acadia, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 14V266000
- Reported
- May 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,339,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010, 2012–2014 Acadia, 3 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 14V118000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012–2013 Acadia, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 12V151000
- Reported
- April 9, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Acadia, 2 other models
2011 GMC Acadia complaints by year
NHTSA has received 269 owner complaints about the 2011 GMC Acadia, the newest on May 10, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 GMC Acadia, the component group named most often is the steering (24%), followed by the engine (19%) and the electrical system (17%).
None of the 2011 GMC Acadia's 5 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2011 GMC Acadia owners gave the mileage (210 complaints), the median was 68,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering64
- Engine52
- Electrical System47
- Exterior Lighting38
- Power Train33
- Air Bags19
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 47 | |
| 2015 | 46 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 GMC Acadia peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 47. 27% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 GMC Acadia drew 1.1× the complaints of the median GMC Acadia year in the same window: 5th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 269 complaints about the 2011 GMC Acadia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Acadia by model year
Other 2011 GMC models
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted