2021 GMC SIERRA 2500

6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 63 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints63
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire3

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 6

24V7970002024-10-24

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

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

24V0600002024-02-01

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

An unlatched tailgate may open while driving and result in a loss of unsecured cargo, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

21V7580002021-09-29

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE

Water in the BPMV may cause an electrical short circuit and increase the risk of fire.

21V5780002021-07-29

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

An ABS system that cannot control the rear wheels independently increases the risk of a crash.

20V8110002020-12-23

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.

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.

What owners report most

  • 12POWER TRAIN
  • 9EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 8ENGINE
  • 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 5SERVICE BRAKES
  • 4STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 3LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
  • 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 GMC SIERRA 2500s 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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