NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2016 GMC Canyon has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 31, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 271
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 GMC Canyon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 GMC Canyon
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 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 2015 Canyon, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V125000
- Reported
- March 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,579
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 15V807000
- Reported
- December 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,763
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 271 owner complaints about the 2016 GMC Canyon, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the steering (67%), followed by the power train (14%) and the electrical system (14%).
None of the 2016 GMC Canyon's 4 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2016 GMC Canyon owners gave the mileage (124 complaints), the median was 46,046 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering181
- Power Train39
- Electrical System38
- Engine22
- Unknown Or Other19
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)13
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2016 GMC Canyon peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 50. 23% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 GMC Canyon drew 1.9× the complaints of the median GMC Canyon year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 271 complaints about the 2016 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2016 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted