NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 284
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 GMC Sierra 1500, 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 Sierra 1500
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 2009 Sierra 1500, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Sierra 1500, 11 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 18V267000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,154
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2012–2014 Sierra 1500, 4 other models
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
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 10V643000
- Reported
- December 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,262
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2011 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 284 owner complaints about the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on August 11, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the structure (16%) and the power train (8%).
2 of the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (150 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags113
- Unknown Or Other72
- Structure45
- Power Train24
- Electrical System17
- Engine16
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 46 | |
| 2017 | 56 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 56. 11% 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 Sierra 1500 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 15th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 284 complaints about the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 1500 by model year
Other 2011 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted