2016 GMC TERRAIN

2 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 181 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints181
Complaints citing a crash12
Complaints citing a fire0

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 2 of 2

22V1370002022-03-08

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

The bright reflection may cause a glare for other drivers, reducing their visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

16V4490002016-06-21

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

If the information on the certification labels is incorrect, the operator may install incorrectly sized tires or rims or may improperly inflate the tires, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 46VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 45ENGINE
  • 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 11POWER TRAIN
  • 10EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 9AIR BAGS
  • 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 6STEERING

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2016 GMC TERRAINs 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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