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GMC Sierra 1500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 50 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra 1500, across 16 model years from 2009 to 2025. The 2020 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

GMC Sierra 1500 years to avoid by our method: 2014 (3.6× the median year), 2015 (3.4× the median year), 2019 (2.6× the median year), 2020 (2.1× the median year), 2021 (2.2× the median year) and 2022 (4.8× the median year).

Model years
16

2009–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
50
Most recalls
2020

12 recalls

Owner complaints
8,689

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 8,689 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Sierra 1500 across 27 model years; the most, 743, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 245 of the GMC Sierra 1500 complaints (3%) and a fire on 92.

Across all GMC Sierra 1500 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 2,083 complaints), then the power train (1,221).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Sierra 1500 in 2025: 1,623, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Sierra 1500 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Sierra 1500 recall, 26V611000, was reported on September 24, 2026 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator.

GMC Sierra 1500 years to avoid

The 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 stands out most: 415 complaints between 2021 and 2025, 40% of them naming the engine.

The 2022 also carries 6 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked GMC Sierra 1500 years.

The best-measured GMC Sierra 1500 years are 2003 (0.2×), 2010 (0.2×) and 2013 (0.3×).

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 Sierra 1500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20260145—not ranked
20251124—not ranked
20241371—not ranked
20233496—not ranked
2022avoid6598415
4.8×
2021avoid7596145
2.2×
2020avoid12481120
2.1×
2019avoid10658186
2.6×
2018730598
1.4×
2017635596
1.3×
20168343122
1.6×
2015avoid9720246
3.4×
2014avoid9743271
3.6×
2013311623
0.3×
201231070not ranked
2011528430
0.5×
2010016811
0.2×
2009423414
0.3×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Sierra 1500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Sierra 1500

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE10
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR8
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE6
  • SEAT BELTS6
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM6
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING5
  • TIRES5
  • EQUIPMENT5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL4

GMC Sierra 1500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Sierra 1500 recall campaign (50)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Sierra 1500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V611000September 24, 2026air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2016–2017injury1,559
26V325000May 21, 2026air bags2018injury4,315
26V166000March 19, 2026air bags2018injury2,819
26V083000February 12, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020–2022crash1,055
25V876000December 17, 2025equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:2025injury86
25V432000June 26, 2025air bags2018crash and injury1,658
25V274000April 24, 2025engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2024crash597,571
25V060000February 6, 2025structure: body: bumpers: active shutters/grill2022crash70,768
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020–2022crash463,295
24V756000October 10, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018crash and injury2,061
24V674000September 12, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp2023crash449,671
22V903000December 8, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2022–2023crash740,108
22V463000June 30, 2022exterior lighting: brake lights2022crash242
21V985000December 16, 2021tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2019–2021crash626
21V504000July 1, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury410,019
21V423000June 3, 2021tires2019crash896
21V245000April 8, 2021seat belts: front2014–2015injury2,568
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2019–2020crash33,838
21V050000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009, 2011injury and death2,641,272
21V051000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2012injury and death284,645
21V052000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009injury and death557,023
21V053000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009, 2013injury and death692,526
21V054000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2011–2013injury and death1,778,128
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V792000December 17, 2020seat belts2019–2021crash and injury624,216
20V736000November 25, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury9,279
20V684000November 5, 2020tires2020–2021crash7,516
20V650000October 22, 2020power train: driveline: driveshaft2019–2020crash42
20V603000October 1, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2018crash14,620
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
20V116000February 27, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash20,352
20V055000January 30, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: power assist2019crash148,055
19V888000December 12, 2019electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2019–2020crash and fire350,371
19V889000December 12, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: abs warning light2019crash463,995
19V837000November 21, 2019fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020fire502
19V814000November 14, 2019seat belts: pretensioner2019–2020fire556,399
19V761000October 24, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring2014–2018crash652,967
19V645000September 6, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2014–2018crash3,456,719
18V868000December 6, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2019crash and injury154
18V586000September 7, 2018steering: electric power assist system2015crash1,015,918
18V267000April 26, 2018equipment2009, 2011–2014fire and injury6,154
17V487000August 3, 2017child seat: tether: connector/clip2017crash and injury29,647
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury40,683
17V414000June 29, 2017steering: electric power assist system2014crash690,685
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury3,640,162
16V256000April 28, 2016suspension: front: control arm2016crashdo not drive3,738
16V209000April 12, 2016seat belts2014–2015crash and injury895,232
14V007000January 13, 2014engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2014fire325,213
11V007000January 6, 2011suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash30,566
10V643000December 17, 2010suspension: rear: axle: spindle2011crash1,262

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Sierra 1500. 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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