NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2018 GMC Terrain has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 29, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 225
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 GMC Terrain, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 GMC Terrain
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V668000
- Reported
- October 29, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Terrain, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V576000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 210,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Terrain, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V340000
- Reported
- May 24, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,503
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 GMC Terrain
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 17V516000
- Reported
- August 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,905
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2018 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 225 owner complaints about the 2018 GMC Terrain, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the service brakes (31%), followed by the engine (24%) and the power train (19%).
2 of the 2018 GMC Terrain's 5 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (91 complaints), the median was 18,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes70
- Engine55
- Power Train42
- Electrical System35
- Unknown Or Other35
- Air Bags14
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 28 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 25 | |
| 2026 | 27 |
Complaints about the 2018 GMC Terrain peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 36. 36% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 GMC Terrain drew 1.6× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 225 complaints about the 2018 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2018 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted