NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 481
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500
Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 26V083000
- Reported
- February 12, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,055
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 24V797000
- Reported
- October 24, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 463,295
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Sierra 1500, 11 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 21V985000
- Reported
- December 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 626
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 Sierra 1500, 1 other model
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V115000
- Reported
- February 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,838
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 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 2019, 2021 Sierra 1500, 8 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 20V684000
- Reported
- November 5, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,516
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 20V650000
- Reported
- October 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Sierra 1500, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 20V446000
- Reported
- July 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 20V116000
- Reported
- February 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,352
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- 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 2019 Sierra 1500, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V837000
- Reported
- November 21, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 502
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 19V814000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 556,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
2020 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 481 owner complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (50%), followed by the power train (20%) and the electrical system (17%).
3 of the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500's 12 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (128 complaints), the median was 34,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine242
- Power Train98
- Electrical System81
- Service Brakes49
- Unknown Or Other45
- Steering37
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 188 | |
| 2026 | 133 |
Complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 188. 25% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2020 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 481 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted