NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 16, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 658
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 21V985000
- Reported
- December 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 626
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Sierra 1500, 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V423000
- Reported
- June 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V115000
- Reported
- February 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,838
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Sierra 1500, 12 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Sierra 1500, 8 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 20V650000
- Reported
- October 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Sierra 1500, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
- Campaign
- 20V055000
- Reported
- January 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 148,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 19V888000
- Reported
- December 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350,371
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Sierra 1500, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: abs warning light
- Campaign
- 19V889000
- Reported
- December 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 463,995
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 19V814000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 556,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V868000
- Reported
- December 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 154
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 658 owner complaints about the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the power train (21%) and the service brakes (16%).
1 of the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500's 10 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (223 complaints), the median was 14,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine313
- Power Train140
- Service Brakes107
- Electrical System95
- Unknown Or Other45
- Steering42
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 | |
| 2020 | 68 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 211 | |
| 2026 | 165 |
Complaints about the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 211. 28% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 drew 2.6× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the GMC Sierra 1500 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 658 complaints about the 2019 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 2019 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted