NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls
The 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 598
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2022 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 2020–2021 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 2021, 2023–2024 Sierra 1500, 7 other models
Structure: body: bumpers: active shutters/grill
- Campaign
- 25V060000
- Reported
- February 6, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500
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 2020–2021 Sierra 1500, 11 other models
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V903000
- Reported
- December 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,108
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2023 Sierra 1500, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 22V463000
- Reported
- June 30, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2022 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 598 owner complaints about the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the power train (19%) and the structure (18%).
2 of the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500's 6 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 39,541 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine239
- Power Train112
- Structure106
- Electrical System83
- Unknown Or Other76
- Engine And Engine Cooling29
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 266 | |
| 2026 | 183 |
Complaints about the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 266. 69% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 drew 4.8× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra 1500 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2022 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 598 complaints about the 2022 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 2022 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted