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GMC Sierra

Every GMC Sierra model year on file, 2015 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12013 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32015 to 2017
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,125Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 61, 51% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040608020152016201761
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the GMC Sierra complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
32
Powertrain
29
Brakes
23
Steering
10
Electrical system
9
Airbags
8
Engine and cooling
7
Visibility and wipers
7
Suspension
4
Seats
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each GMC Sierra model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

GMC Sierra by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Pickup619.88500883
2016Pickup650.0102061
2015Pickup537.512960181
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the GMC Sierra

  • 16V-084 Feb 11, 2016
    Radio may intermittently fail to provide an audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is opened or when the driver…
    Electrical system · 139 vehicles
  • 15V-830 Dec 10, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the mounting stud used to secure the air bag sensing and diagnostic Module (SDM) may be incorrectly positioned, and as a…
    Airbags · 90 vehicles
  • 15V-640 Oct 9, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the ignition lock actuator may bind, making turning the key difficult or causing the ignition to get stuck in the…
    Electrical system · 3,073 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.