NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2011 GMC Canyon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 19, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 GMC Canyon, 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 Canyon
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 12V594000
- Reported
- December 19, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 118,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 113, hood latch
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Canyon, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 11V337000
- Reported
- June 28, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 11V276000
- Reported
- May 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 11V007000
- Reported
- January 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,566
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
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 2004–2009 Canyon, 1 other model
2011 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2011 GMC Canyon, the newest on September 28, 2024.
In complaints about the 2011 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the engine (25%).
None of the 2011 GMC Canyon's 5 recalls concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags3
- Electrical System3
- Engine3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Exterior Lighting2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 GMC Canyon peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 33% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 12 complaints about the 2011 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2011 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted