NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls
The 2021 GMC Sierra 3500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 24, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Sierra 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 20
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 GMC Sierra 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500
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 3500, 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 3500, 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 3500, 3 other models
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 3500, 8 other models
2021 GMC Sierra 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500, the newest on June 12, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the service brakes (25%) and the electrical system (20%).
1 of the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train7
- Service Brakes5
- Electrical System4
- Engine3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 8. 55% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 20 complaints about the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra 3500 by model year
Other 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted