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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2023 GMC Terrain Recalls

The 2023 GMC Terrain has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
41

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2023 GMC Terrain, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2023 GMC Terrain

Child seat: vehicle latch anchor

Campaign
23V339000
Reported
May 11, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 668,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
Same campaign
also 2020–2022 Terrain, 1 other model

23V339000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
22V929000
Reported
December 15, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 9
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

22V929000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2023 GMC Terrain complaints by year

NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2023 GMC Terrain, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2023 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (39%), followed by the engine (37%) and the power train (20%).

None of the 2023 GMC Terrain's 2 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System16
  • Engine15
  • Power Train8
  • Electrical System7
  • Unknown Or Other7
  • Fuel System, Gasoline6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2023 GMC Terrain received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20231
20247
202510
202623

Complaints about the 2023 GMC Terrain peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 23.

The 2023 is too new to rank against other GMC Terrain years: its window closes at the end of 2026.

GMC Terrain years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 41 complaints about the 2023 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Terrain by model year

Other 2023 GMC models

Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted