NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2021 GMC Canyon has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 1, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 GMC Canyon, 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 Canyon
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 21V497000
- Reported
- July 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,199
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 GMC Canyon
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
2021 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Canyon, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the air bags (17%), followed by the power train (17%) and the steering (17%).
None of the 2021 GMC Canyon's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Power Train2
- Steering2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Back Over Prevention1
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Canyon peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 3. 50% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 12 complaints about the 2021 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted