NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2015 GMC Canyon has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 25, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 303
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 GMC Canyon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2015 GMC Canyon
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 21V213000
- Reported
- March 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,681
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Canyon, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V621000
- Reported
- October 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Canyon, 2 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 16V054000
- Reported
- February 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,988
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 15V278000
- Reported
- May 12, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,380
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 15V267000
- Reported
- May 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,980
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V157000
- Reported
- March 18, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V645000
- Reported
- October 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,283
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2015 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 303 owner complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the steering (75%), followed by the power train (13%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (12%).
2 of the 2015 GMC Canyon's 8 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2015 GMC Canyon owners gave the mileage (219 complaints), the median was 54,680 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering226
- Power Train38
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)36
- Electrical System32
- Unknown Or Other14
- Engine13
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 58 | |
| 2020 | 52 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 58. 27% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 GMC Canyon drew 2.6× the complaints of the median GMC Canyon year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2015 one of the GMC Canyon years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 303 complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2015 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted