NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Acadia Recalls
The 2021 GMC Acadia has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Acadia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 154
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 GMC Acadia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 GMC Acadia
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V709000
- Reported
- September 22, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,231
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Acadia, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V422000
- Reported
- June 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 572
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2021 GMC Acadia complaints by year
NHTSA has received 154 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Acadia, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Acadia, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
None of the 2021 GMC Acadia's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 GMC Acadia owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 27,792 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System39
- Engine29
- Fuel/Propulsion System26
- Unknown Or Other21
- Service Brakes18
- Power Train17
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 43 | |
| 2026 | 34 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Acadia peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 43. 50% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 GMC Acadia drew 1.0× the complaints of the median GMC Acadia year in the same window: 7th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 154 complaints about the 2021 GMC Acadia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Acadia by model year
Other 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted