NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 596
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2021 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 2020, 2022 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V274000
- Reported
- April 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 597,571
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Sierra 1500, 7 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 2020, 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 2019–2020 Sierra 1500, 1 other model
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
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 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 2020 Sierra 1500, 5 other models
2021 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 596 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (1%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (54%), followed by the power train (24%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500's 7 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (123 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine322
- Power Train144
- Electrical System76
- Engine And Engine Cooling49
- Unknown Or Other44
- Fuel/Propulsion System41
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 254 | |
| 2026 | 197 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 254. 24% 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 Sierra 1500 drew 2.2× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2021 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 596 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted