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2016 GMC Acadia: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2016 GMC Acadia. The newest campaign is 23V334000. NHTSA received the report on 10 May 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 23V334000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,027,121 units in total.

  • 23V334000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
  • 21V246000Air Bags / Critical Fasteners
  • 15V833000Seats
  • 15V609000Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor

  1. 23V334000Received . 995,085 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N232404980. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 21V246000Received . 108 units.

    Air Bags / Critical Fasteners

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N202321200. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 15V833000Received . 2,633 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured November 6, 2015, to November 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a the third row left lower seat frame that may have welds that are not in the correction location.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the seat frame is not welded in the correct places, the seat may not perform as intended, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third row left side lower seat frame, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782 or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 21930.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 21930. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 15V609000Received . 29,295 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured August 18, 2015 to September 24, 2015. Due to a manufacturing defect, the windshield wiper motor may overheat when used.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A wiper motor that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover assembly, free of charge. Owners are advised not to use their front windshield wipers until the wiper cover has been replaced. If weather conditions prevent operation of the vehicle without using the windshield wipers, GM will make arrangements to pick up the vehicle for servicing. The recall began on September 30, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15780.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15780/15789. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20075
  2. 20085
  3. 20097
  4. 20104
  5. 20115
  6. 20125
  7. 20133
  8. 20146
  9. 20154
  10. 20164
  11. 20174
  12. 20182
  13. 20192
  14. 20206
  15. 20212
  16. 20223
  17. 20234
  18. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 GMC Acadia: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/acadia/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 GMC Acadia?
1,027,121 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Acadia have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the GMC Acadia, model years 2007 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 GMC Acadia open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.