NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Sierra 2500 Recalls
The 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 24, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Sierra 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 52
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2021 GMC Sierra 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500
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 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 2020, 2022–2024 Sierra 2500, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module
- Campaign
- 21V758000
- Reported
- September 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,241
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2022 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 2020 Sierra 2500, 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 2020 Sierra 2500, 8 other models
2021 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 52 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500, the component group named most often is the power train (25%), followed by the exterior lighting (17%) and the engine (15%).
1 of the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train13
- Exterior Lighting9
- Engine8
- Electrical System6
- Service Brakes6
- Structure5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 15. 52% 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 2500 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 2500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 16 ranked years.
The 52 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted