NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2015 GMC Terrain has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 17, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 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
- 298
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 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 2015 GMC Terrain
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 22V165000
- Reported
- March 17, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 681,509
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Terrain, 1 other model
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 2010–2014, 2016–2017 Terrain
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 15V666000
- Reported
- October 16, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 395
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2015 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 298 owner complaints about the 2015 GMC Terrain, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (34%), followed by the engine (27%) and the electrical system (10%).
None of the 2015 GMC Terrain's 3 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.
Where 2015 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (171 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper101
- Engine80
- Electrical System31
- Exterior Lighting24
- Power Train21
- Unknown Or Other21
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 54 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2015 GMC Terrain peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 60. 17% 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 Terrain drew 1.0× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 7th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 298 complaints about the 2015 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2015 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted