2020 GMC SIERRA 3500

8 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 72 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints72
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire4

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 8

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.

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.

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.

20V4460002020-07-30

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

20V3240002020-06-04

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

If a striker wire fractures, the hood may open unexpectedly while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 19POWER TRAIN
  • 8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7SERVICE BRAKES
  • 6UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 6ENGINE
  • 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 4STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 3TIRES

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2020 GMC SIERRA 3500s 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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