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GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 44 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra 3500, across 19 model years from 2000 to 2026. The 2020 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

Model years
19

2000–2026, with a recall

Recall campaigns
44
Most recalls
2020

8 recalls

Owner complaints
539

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 539 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Sierra 3500 across 27 model years; the most, 51, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 28 of the GMC Sierra 3500 complaints (5%) and a fire on 15.

Across all GMC Sierra 3500 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 85 complaints), then the electrical system (80).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Sierra 3500 in 2025: 89, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Sierra 3500 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Sierra 3500 recall, 26V611000, was reported on September 24, 2026 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 GMC Sierra 3500, model years owners have filed complaints about.

GMC Sierra 3500 years to avoid

Too few GMC Sierra 3500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.

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 3500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202625—not ranked
2025017—not ranked
2024350—not ranked
2023128—not ranked
202233225not ranked
202152011not ranked
202085121not ranked
20197135not ranked
20186147not ranked
20177134not ranked
20167194not ranked
201573114not ranked
2014372not ranked
20134142not ranked
2012495not ranked
20115201not ranked
2010020not ranked
2009553not ranked
20080255not ranked
20073164not ranked
20060113not ranked
20050246not ranked
20040242not ranked
2003071not ranked
20020208not ranked
20013368not ranked
20003269not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Sierra 3500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Sierra 3500

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE12
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH6
  • EQUIPMENT6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES4
  • ENGINE3
  • AIR BAGS3

GMC Sierra 3500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Sierra 3500 recall campaign (44)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Sierra 3500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V611000September 24, 2026air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2016injury1,559
26V325000May 21, 2026air bags2019injury4,315
26V166000March 19, 2026air bags2019injury2,819
26V129000March 5, 2026fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module2026crash11,807
26V114000February 26, 2026equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2026crash and injury5,861
26V083000February 12, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020crash1,055
25V432000June 26, 2025air bags2019crash and injury1,658
24V894000November 26, 2024latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch2024crash131,231
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2020–2022crash463,295
24V756000October 10, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018–2019crash and injury2,061
24V060000February 1, 2024latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch2020–2024crash570,434
23V549000August 3, 2023steering2024crash3,893
23V047000February 2, 2023fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly2017–2019crash22,132
21V758000September 29, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module2021–2022firepark outside3,241
21V496000July 1, 2021equipment: electrical: engine block heater2017–2019fire338,020
21V504000July 1, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury410,019
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 module2011–2014injury and death1,778,128
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V792000December 17, 2020seat belts2020–2021crash and injury624,216
20V736000November 25, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015crash and injury9,279
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
20V324000June 4, 2020structure: body: hood2020crash272
20V142000March 12, 2020latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2020crash1,909
20V011000January 10, 2020air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007injury and death699
19V814000November 14, 2019seat belts: pretensioner2020fire556,399
19V328000April 25, 2019engine2017–2019fire318,374
19V088000February 7, 2019fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2016–2018fire18,574
18V578000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2015–2016crash42,280
18V267000April 26, 2018equipment2009, 2011–2014fire and injury6,154
17V664000October 19, 2017fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank2011–2015fire35,292
17V567000September 14, 2017seat belts: front: retractor2017–2018crash and injury38,048
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2015–2017crash and injury40,683
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2015–2017crash and injury3,640,162
16V069000February 5, 2016service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2015–2016crash430,771
15V324000May 28, 2015air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007crash, injury and death330,198
14V407000July 2, 2014electrical system2007, 2009, 2011fire9,371
04V562000November 26, 2004equipment adaptive/mobility2000–2001crash and injury1,660
01V220000June 26, 2001interior lighting2001crash38,863
06E043000fuel system, gasoline2000–2001fire—
07E088000equipment2000fire—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Sierra 3500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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