NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 GMC Sierra 2500 Recalls
The 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 GMC Sierra 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 79
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2020 GMC Sierra 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500
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 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 2500, 11 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch
- Campaign
- 24V060000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 570,434
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Sierra 2500, 3 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 21V578000
- Reported
- July 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Sierra 2500, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Sierra 2500, 8 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
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 20V324000
- Reported
- June 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 20V142000
- Reported
- March 12, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,909
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 19V814000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 556,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2020 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 79 owner complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500, the component group named most often is the power train (32%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the service brakes (15%).
2 of the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500's 9 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 31,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train25
- Unknown Or Other17
- Electrical System13
- Service Brakes12
- Engine10
- Steering6
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 29 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 29. 39% 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 2500 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 2500 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 16 ranked years.
The 79 complaints about the 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 2500 by model year
Other 2020 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted