NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2013 GMC Terrain has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 364
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 GMC Terrain, 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 Terrain
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V137000
- Reported
- March 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,581
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014–2017 Terrain
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V582000
- Reported
- August 4, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,808
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 16V502000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Terrain, 6 other models
2013 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 364 owner complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain, the newest on August 22, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the engine (54%), followed by the visibility/wiper (14%) and the power train (12%).
None of the 2013 GMC Terrain's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2013 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (241 complaints), the median was 77,550 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine197
- Visibility/Wiper50
- Power Train44
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System22
- Fuel/Propulsion System21
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 34 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 68 | |
| 2020 | 36 | |
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 68. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 GMC Terrain drew 1.2× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 364 complaints about the 2013 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2013 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted