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GMC Terrain Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 21 recall campaigns for the GMC Terrain, across 15 model years from 2010 to 2024. The 2018 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).

No GMC Terrain model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2011, is at 2.0×.

Model years
15

2010–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
21
Most recalls
2018

5 recalls

Owner complaints
3,132

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,132 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Terrain across 18 model years; the most, 386, concern the 2011.

Owners marked a crash on 128 of the GMC Terrain complaints (4%) and a fire on 30.

Across all GMC Terrain model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,210 complaints), then the power train (475).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Terrain in 2019: 387, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Terrain is exterior lighting: headlights, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Terrain recall, 23V869000, was reported on December 21, 2023 and concerns the structure: body: door.

GMC Terrain years to avoid

The best-measured GMC Terrain years are 2021 (0.4×), 2017 (0.4×) and 2022 (0.6×).

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 Terrain, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202701—not ranked
2026033—not ranked
2025013—not ranked
2024153—not ranked
2023241—not ranked
202226035
0.6×
202123617
0.4×
2020219767
1.6×
2019318673
1.4×
2018522582
1.6×
2017113521
0.4×
2016215331
0.6×
2015329852
1.0×
2014229748
0.9×
2013336468
1.2×
2012436438
0.8×
2011438684
2.0×
2010329050
1.2×

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

What gets recalled most on the GMC Terrain

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS8
  • CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR3
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
  • SEATS2
  • TIRES1
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1

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

Every GMC Terrain recall campaign (21)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Terrain, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V869000December 21, 2023structure: body: door2024crash and injury265
23V339000May 11, 2023child seat: vehicle latch anchor2020–2023crash and injury668,187
22V929000December 15, 2022air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2023crash and injury9
22V724000September 29, 2022seats2022crash and injury6,895
22V165000March 17, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2014–2015crash681,509
22V137000March 8, 2022exterior lighting: headlights2010–2017crash740,581
21V612000August 5, 2021tires2021crash9,597
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2018–2020crash and fire194,105
19V184000March 7, 2019seats2019crash and injury120
18V576000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018–2019crash210,628
18V358000May 31, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2018fire895
18V340000May 24, 2018air bags: air bag/restraint control module2018crash and injury88,503
17V516000August 22, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2018crash2,905
16V582000August 4, 2016visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2013crash367,808
16V502000July 5, 2016electrical system: ignition2011–2013injury8,367
16V449000June 21, 2016equipment: other: labels2016crash17
15V666000October 16, 2015air bags: side/window2015crash, injury and death395
14V447000July 23, 2014seats: front assembly: power adjust2010–2012crash414,333
11V511000October 19, 2011tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2012crash and injury33,964
10V623000December 15, 2010seat belts: front: buckle assembly2011injury97,843
09V489000December 23, 2009visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system2010crash59,031

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

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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