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GMC Acadia Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 37 recall campaigns for the GMC Acadia, across 17 model years from 2007 to 2023. The 2009 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (2).

GMC Acadia years to avoid by our method: 2017 (4.1× the median year) and 2018 (2.3× the median year).

Model years
17

2007–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
37
Most recalls
2009

7 recalls

Owner complaints
5,582

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 5,582 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Acadia across 20 model years; the most, 854, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 145 of the GMC Acadia complaints (3%) and a fire on 76.

Across all GMC Acadia model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 1,370 complaints), then the electrical system (1,086).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Acadia in 2019: 518, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Acadia is seat belts, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Acadia recall, 23V681000, was reported on October 12, 2023 and concerns the visibility: windshield.

GMC Acadia years to avoid

The 2017 GMC Acadia stands out most: 348 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 33% of them naming the power train.

The best-measured GMC Acadia years are 2013 (0.2×), 2022 (0.4×) and 2016 (0.5×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the GMC Acadia, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026010—not ranked
2025067—not ranked
2024061—not ranked
2023447—not ranked
202235040
0.4×
2021215477
1.0×
2020610639
0.6×
2019238880
1.0×
2018avoid2396183
2.3×
2017avoid4705348
4.1×
2016423641
0.5×
2015424344
0.5×
2014646396
1.1×
2013313516
0.2×
2012529667
0.9×
2011526972
1.1×
2010434369
1.0×
2009733146
1.0×
20085854106
1.5×
2007542878
0.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Acadia years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Acadia

  • SEAT BELTS8
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE6
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW6
  • AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
  • TIRES4
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3

GMC Acadia model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Acadia recall campaign (37)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Acadia, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V681000October 12, 2023visibility: windshield2023crash and injury42
23V334000May 10, 2023air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014–2017injury and death995,085
23V172000March 16, 2023power train: automatic transmission2023crash8,744
23V043000February 2, 2023power train: driveline: driveshaft2023crash10
22V708000September 22, 2022equipment: other: labels2023crash24
22V709000September 22, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2021crash95,231
22V446000June 23, 2022fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2022crash and fire228
22V427000June 16, 2022suspension: rear2022crash736
22V246000April 14, 2022air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015injury and death2,687
21V702000September 10, 2021air bags2022crash and injury2
21V422000June 3, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2021fire572
21V246000April 8, 2021air bags: critical fasteners2011–2016injury108
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2019–2020crash33,838
20V684000November 5, 2020tires2020crash7,516
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020crash and fire194,105
20V639000October 15, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020crash2,781
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
18V358000May 31, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2017–2018fire895
17V516000August 22, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2017–2018crash2,905
16V802000November 4, 2016service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2017crash1,844
15V833000December 11, 2015seats2016crash and injury2,633
15V609000September 29, 2015visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2016fire29,295
15V415000June 30, 2015structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2007–2012injury691,144
15V044000January 28, 2015tires2015crash9,074
14V614000October 1, 2014electrical system2014crash106,307
14V266000May 20, 2014seat belts2009–2014crash and injury1,339,355
14V223000April 30, 2014electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2014crash51,640
14V118000March 17, 2014air bags: side/window2008–2013crash and injury1,176,407
14V092000February 21, 2014power train: automatic transmission2014injury355
12V151000April 9, 2012visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2011–2012crash47,846
10V375000August 12, 2010seat belts2009–2010crash and injury207,210
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2007–2009fire1,365,070
09V073000March 6, 2009power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2009crash276,729
08V615000November 24, 2008seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2009crash and injury16,667
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2007–2008fire857,735
08V410000August 14, 2008visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2007–2008crash88,809
07V062000February 21, 2007air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2007crash and injury13,032

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Acadia. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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