NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2017 GMC Terrain has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 135
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 GMC Terrain, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2017 GMC Terrain
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 2010–2016 Terrain
2017 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 135 owner complaints about the 2017 GMC Terrain, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the engine (59%), followed by the power train (18%) and the air bags (9%).
The 2017 GMC Terrain's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2017 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 48,850 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine79
- Power Train24
- Unknown Or Other20
- Air Bags12
- Electrical System9
- Exterior Lighting7
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 21 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2017 GMC Terrain peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 25. 16% 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 Terrain drew 0.4× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 12th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the three best-measured GMC Terrain years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 135 complaints about the 2017 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2017 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted