2020 GMC SIERRA 1500

12 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 654 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints654
Complaints citing a crash15
Complaints citing a fire6

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 12

26V0830002026-02-12

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

Rear wheel lock up increases the risk of a crash.

24V7970002024-10-24

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

Rear wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash.

21V9850002021-12-16

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

An ABS system that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.

21V1150002021-02-25

TIRES

Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V7920002020-12-17

SEAT BELTS

If a seat-belt bracket is not secured, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the front-row center seat position, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

20V6840002020-11-05

TIRES

Overcured tires may experience a carcass break in the sidewall resulting in a sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 211ENGINE
  • 86POWER TRAIN
  • 74ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 48SERVICE BRAKES
  • 42UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 36STEERING
  • 24FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 18SUSPENSION

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Two 2020 GMC SIERRA 1500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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