NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls
The 2012 GMC Sierra 3500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 GMC Sierra 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 GMC Sierra 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500
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, 2013–2014 Sierra 3500, 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 3500, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
- Campaign
- 17V664000
- Reported
- October 19, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,292
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2015 Sierra 3500, 1 other model
2012 GMC Sierra 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500, the newest on January 8, 2026.
In complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the power train (33%) and the electrical system (22%).
None of the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine3
- Power Train3
- Electrical System2
- Fuel System, Diesel2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 3. 56% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 9 complaints about the 2012 GMC Sierra 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 3500 by model year
Other 2012 GMC models
Newest record on this page: January 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted