NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC Sonoma Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the GMC Sonoma, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2004. The 2000 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 322
2000–2004, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 322 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Sonoma across 5 model years; the most, 136, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 26 of the GMC Sonoma complaints (8%) and a fire on 3.
Across all GMC Sonoma model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 86 complaints), then the service brakes, hydraulic (61).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Sonoma in 2005: 62, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC Sonoma is equipment: other: labels, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest GMC Sonoma recall, 04V132000, was reported on March 18, 2004 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002 GMC Sonoma, model year owners have filed complaints about.
GMC Sonoma years to avoid
Too few GMC Sonoma 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Sonoma years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC Sonoma
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES1
- SEAT BELTS1
GMC Sonoma model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC Sonoma recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04V132000March 18, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2003–2004 | — | 183,922 |
| 00V258001September 8, 2000 | equipment: other: labels | 2000 | — | 223,194 |
| 00V228003August 7, 2000 | seat belts | 2001 | crash | 156,305 |
| 00V055000February 28, 2000 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2000 | — | 10,674 |
| 99V220000August 11, 1999 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2000 | — | 3,947 |
| 07E021000 | fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices | 2000 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Sonoma. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted