NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 355
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2017 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 2016 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 2014–2016, 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 2014–2016, 2018 Sierra 1500, 4 other models
Child seat: tether: connector/clip
- Campaign
- 17V487000
- Reported
- August 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,647
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 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 2014–2016 Sierra 1500, 15 other models
2017 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 355 owner complaints about the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the service brakes (28%) and the engine (16%).
None of the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500's 6 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (138 complaints), the median was 38,968 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train118
- Service Brakes101
- Engine58
- Electrical System54
- Unknown Or Other35
- Steering25
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 32 | |
| 2020 | 35 | |
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 47 | |
| 2026 | 20 |
Complaints about the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 57. 27% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 355 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted