NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 343
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 26V611000
- Reported
- September 24, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,559
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 21V504000
- Reported
- July 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,019
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 20V736000
- Reported
- November 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,279
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
- Campaign
- 19V761000
- Reported
- October 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Sierra 1500, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 19V645000
- Reported
- September 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,456,719
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Sierra 1500, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017 Sierra 1500, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V651000
- Reported
- September 8, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017 Sierra 1500, 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 16V256000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2016 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 343 owner complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 10, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (3%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the service brakes (29%), followed by the power train (24%) and the electrical system (16%).
None of the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500's 8 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (187 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes100
- Power Train84
- Electrical System54
- Engine39
- Steering38
- Unknown Or Other35
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 57 | |
| 2020 | 47 | |
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 57. 36% 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 Sierra 1500 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 343 complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 1500 by model year
Other 2016 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted