NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 107
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V051000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 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 2011, 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, 2011, 2013–2014 Sierra 1500, 4 other models
2012 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 107 owner complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on August 11, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the structure (20%) and the electrical system (7%).
2 of the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (67 complaints), the median was 60,440 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags42
- Unknown Or Other36
- Structure21
- Electrical System8
- Engine6
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 23. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 107 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted