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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls

The 2013 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 2013 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

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 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 2013 GMC Sierra 3500

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 3500, 13 other models

21V053000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 3500, 11 other models

21V054000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 3500, 4 other models

18V267000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Sierra 3500, 1 other model

17V664000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 GMC Sierra 3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 3500, the newest on September 30, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%).

In complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 3500, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the engine (14%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).

2 of the 2013 GMC Sierra 3500's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags5
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Power Train2
  • Electrical System1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20141
20161
20181
20192
20201
20214
20221
20232
20251

Complaints about the 2013 GMC Sierra 3500 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 4. 14% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 GMC models

Newest record on this page: September 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted