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GMC Canyon Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 31 recall campaigns for the GMC Canyon, across 17 model years from 2004 to 2025. The 2015 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

GMC Canyon years to avoid by our method: 2015 (2.6× the median year).

Model years
17

2004–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
31
Most recalls
2015

8 recalls

Owner complaints
1,439

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,439 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Canyon across 21 model years; the most, 303, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 41 of the GMC Canyon complaints (3%) and a fire on 22.

Across all GMC Canyon model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 432 complaints), then the electrical system (266).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Canyon in 2024: 271, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Canyon is exterior lighting: brake lights: switch, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Canyon recall, 26V114000, was reported on February 26, 2026 and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2019 and 2020 GMC Canyon, model years owners have filed complaints about.

GMC Canyon years to avoid

The 2015 GMC Canyon stands out most: 83 complaints between 2014 and 2018, 75% of them naming the steering.

The 2015 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked GMC Canyon years.

The best-measured GMC Canyon years are 2006 (0.4×), 2022 (0.5×) and 2018 (0.7×).

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 Canyon, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202608—not ranked
202528—not ranked
20243207—not ranked
2023362—not ranked
202212718
0.5×
20212126not ranked
20200148not ranked
20190175not ranked
201815321
0.7×
201716633
1.0×
2016427162
1.9×
2015avoid830383
2.6×
20122236not ranked
20115124not ranked
2010087not ranked
20093276not ranked
20082382not ranked
20073428not ranked
200644812
0.4×
2005311339
1.5×
200438031
1.0×

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

What gets recalled most on the GMC Canyon

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH9
  • CHILD SEAT7
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1

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

Every GMC Canyon recall campaign (31)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Canyon, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V114000February 26, 2026equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2025crash and injury5,861
25V856000December 11, 2025air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2024–2025crash and injury1,120
24V703000September 19, 2024seat belts: critical fasteners2023crash and injury151
24V673000September 12, 2024exterior lighting: headlights2024crash13,241
24V491000June 28, 2024fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2024fire8,622
24V237000March 28, 2024wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2023crash17
24V133000February 22, 2024electrical system: adas: driver monitoring: camera/sensor2023crash55,755
22V375000May 26, 2022seats: critical fasteners2022crash and injury1,631
21V497000July 1, 2021equipment: other: labels2021crash7,199
21V213000March 25, 2021steering: electric power assist system2015crash60,681
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
18V358000May 31, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2015–2018fire895
17V621000October 5, 2017air bags: frontal2015–2016crash and injury16
16V125000March 2, 2016air bags: frontal2016injury1,579
16V054000February 1, 2016steering: electric power assist system2015crash2,988
15V807000December 1, 2015latches/locks/linkages2016crash and injury8,763
15V278000May 12, 2015service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2015crash24,380
15V267000May 8, 2015seats2015crash and injury49,980
15V157000March 18, 2015air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015crash and injury40
14V645000October 9, 2014air bags2015crash and injury2,283
12V594000December 19, 2012latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2011–2012crash118,800
11V552000November 17, 2011seat belts: front2012crash and injury5,593
11V337000June 28, 2011power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2011crash6,768
11V276000May 6, 2011visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2011crash4,674
11V007000January 6, 2011suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash30,566
10V575000November 18, 2010child seat2004–2009, 2011crash, injury and death192,676
09V310000July 29, 2009exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2004–2009crash185,903
09V154000May 6, 2009fuel system, gasoline2009crash27,188
06V307000August 11, 2006wheels: rim2007crash3,227
06V139000April 27, 2006exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2004–2006crash404,733
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068

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

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Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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