26V083000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Rear wheel lock up increases the risk of a crash.
2021 GMC SIERRA 1500
7 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (2 open), 728 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations42 open
Owner complaints728
Complaints citing a crash7
Complaints citing a fire12
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 7
25V274000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
Engine failure increases the risk of a crash.
24V797000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Rear wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash.
21V985000
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
An ABS system that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.
20V811000
SEAT BELTS
If a seat belt assembly is not properly attached to the vehicle, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
20V792000
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.
What owners report most
- 271ENGINE
- 128POWER TRAIN
- 67ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 43ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 40UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 32FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 32STEERING
- 22SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.