NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 GMC Sierra 2500 Recalls
The 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 GMC Sierra 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 46
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 GMC Sierra 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V053000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 692,526
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Sierra 2500, 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 2011–2012, 2014 Sierra 2500, 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, 2011–2012, 2014 Sierra 2500, 4 other models
2013 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500, the newest on January 3, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500, the component group named most often is the air bags (15%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (15%) and the power train (11%).
2 of the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other14
- Air Bags7
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Power Train5
- Steering5
- Structure4
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 10. 4% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 46 complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 2500 by model year
Other 2013 GMC models
Newest record on this page: January 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted