NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 GMC Sierra 2500 Recalls
The 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 GMC Sierra 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 GMC Sierra 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500
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 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 2500, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 18V578000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,280
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sierra 2500, 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 2015, 2017 Sierra 2500, 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 2015, 2017 Sierra 2500, 15 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 16V069000
- Reported
- February 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 430,771
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sierra 2500, 4 other models
2016 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500, the newest on July 2, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500, the component group named most often is the steering (24%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (17%) and the service brakes (17%).
None of the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500's 6 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 29,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering14
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Service Brakes10
- Electrical System9
- Engine9
- Unknown Or Other7
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 12. 44% 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 2500 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 2500 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 59 complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 2500 by model year
Other 2016 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted