GMC
GMC has 129 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1960–2026), with 640 recall campaigns and 30,678 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2014 (27). The component complaints name most often is service brakes, hydraulic (152.5 per 1,000 component mentions). The Sierra line has the most complaints, 3,850 over 35 model years.
A further 25 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name GMC and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between GMC model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within GMC only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra | 35 | 56 | 3,850 | 110.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Sierra 1500 | 33 | 61 | 3,489 | 105.7 | Air Bags |
| Yukon | 37 | 75 | 2,788 | 75.4 | Air Bags |
| Jimmy | 25 | 27 | 2,716 | 108.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Acadia | 18 | 38 | 2,564 | 142.4 | Power Train |
| Envoy | 15 | 27 | 2,336 | 155.7 | Electrical System |
| Suburban | 26 | 21 | 1,814 | 69.8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Sonoma | 17 | 15 | 1,341 | 78.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Sierra 2500 | 31 | 47 | 1,183 | 38.2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Safari | 21 | 15 | 1,135 | 54.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Terrain | 16 | 22 | 1,076 | 67.3 | Engine |
| Yukon Denali | 18 | 1 | 853 | 47.4 | Unknown or Other |
| Yukon XL | 28 | 54 | 843 | 30.1 | Electrical System |
| Envoy XL | 4 | 8 | 590 | 147.5 | Electrical System |
| Canyon | 19 | 31 | 507 | 26.7 | Electrical System |
| Yukon Denali XL | 16 | 0 | 453 | 28.3 | Unknown or Other |
| Savana | 32 | 58 | 313 | 9.8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Yukon XL 1500 | 13 | 2 | 304 | 23.4 | Electrical System |
| Sierra 3500 | 31 | 45 | 279 | 9.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Envoy XUV | 3 | 0 | 175 | 58.3 | Electrical System |
| GMC | 40 | 18 | 155 | 3.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Denali | 14 | 2 | 153 | 10.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| L Series | 3 | 0 | 151 | 50.3 | Equipment |
| C1500 | 14 | 6 | 133 | 9.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| S Utility | 4 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 | Equipment |
| Envoy XL 370 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Envoy Denali | 2 | 0 | 117 | 58.5 | Electrical System |
| S Series | 3 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 | Equipment |
| K1500 | 17 | 9 | 91 | 5.4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Yukon XL Denali | 3 | 1 | 80 | 26.7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Envoy 360 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 11.5 | Electrical System |
| 1500 | 8 | 1 | 64 | 8.0 | Visibility |
| Vandura | 8 | 2 | 62 | 7.8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| C/K Pickup | 8 | 1 | 61 | 7.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| S15 | 20 | 13 | 54 | 2.7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Yukon Hybrid | 5 | 0 | 54 | 10.8 | Air Bags |
| C2500 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 3.5 | Seat Belts |
| K2500 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 2.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Envoy Denali XL | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| C15 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 2.9 | Seats |
| Savana 1500 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 2.7 | Tires |
| T Series | 7 | 5 | 32 | 4.6 | Equipment |
| C3500 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 2.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| K15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 1.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Savana 3500 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 1.8 | Electrical System |
| G25 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 1.3 | Air Bags |
| Topkick | 12 | 16 | 15 | 1.3 | Steering |
| K3500 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1.3 | Power Train |
| C25 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 1.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| W4500 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| G35 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| C5500 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| C35 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 0.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| S10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| K25 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| W3500 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | Tires |
| C6500 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | Power Train |
| G20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Sierra HD | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | Steering |
| C10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0.8 | Power Train |
| G30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| C7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 | Steering |
| C7500 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0.4 | Unknown or Other |
| K35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0.2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| P30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.3 | Suspension |
| C6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | Electrical System |
| E4500 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| P300 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | Parking Brake |
| P3500 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | Power Train |
| T10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | Child Seat |
| B6P042 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| B7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Caballero | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| P35 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| P3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| S5500 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| S6500 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5500 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| C20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CE6500 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E5500 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E6500 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hummer EV Pickup | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| K30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| PD4107 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| B6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Brigadier | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| F7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| K20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ME6500 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sierra EV | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sprint | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| W5500 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| T15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TE6500 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| C30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| P6T042 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Savannah | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| C Series(medium) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| P20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| S4500 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TE65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| B Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CM6500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| General | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| HE7500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| JE7500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| JE8500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| M6500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| C60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CE6000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CM5500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| EM4500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| G10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| HG5500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| HG7500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| HM5500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| HM7500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hummer EV SUV | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| P1500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Savanna | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SE60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ZE033 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ZE05000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ZE063 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DF95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Terrain NA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Topkick 8500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all GMC complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has GMC had?
640 NHTSA recall campaigns name GMC vehicles (model years 1960–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 96,407,692, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which GMC model line has the most complaints?
Sierra: 3,850 complaints over 35 model years (110.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for GMC?
service brakes, hydraulic (152.5 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (98.2 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (69.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.