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2019 GMC Sierra 3500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2019 GMC Sierra 3500. The newest campaign is 26V325000. NHTSA received the report on 21 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 13 complaints on file for this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V325000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace both RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262557310. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V166.
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Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 689,379 units in total.

  1. 26V325000Received . 4,315 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 vehicles. The left-side or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace both RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262557310. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V166.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N262557310. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 26V166000Received . 2,819 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500, and Sierra 3500 Crew Cab vehicles. The left or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left and right-side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262549710. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 19, 2026.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N262549710. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 25V432000Received . 1,658 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors (GM) is recalling certain 2018 GMC Sierra 1500, 2019 Sierra 2500, 3500, Chevrolet Silverado 3500, and Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab vehicles. The left or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape and project the end cap or fragments of the inflator into the vehicle, increases the risk of injury or crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left and right side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 23, 2025. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252513060.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N252513060. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 24V756000Received . 2,061 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window / Curtain / Inflator

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2018-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 Crew Cab trucks. The left or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A separated inflator end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape, resulting in the end cap or other components being propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left and right side RRAB modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC Customer Service at 888-988-7267. GM's number for this recall is N242474500.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N242474500. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 23V047000Received . 22,132 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 vehicles equipped with a dual fuel tank option. The rear fuel tank may collapse and prevent the fuel pump from transferring fuel to the front tank, resulting in an engine stall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the fuel tank and fuel pump module, replacing them as necessary. Dealers will also add a vent hose to the rear tank assembly. Repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim owner notification letter informing owners of the safety risk was mailed on March 15, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed June 21, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222368030.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N222368030. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 21V496000Received . 338,020 units.

    Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500 and 2017-2019 GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with a Duramax diesel 6.6 liter engine and an optional engine-block heater cord. An electrical short-circuit may occur in the engine-block heater cable or in the terminals that connect the heater cable to the block heater.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace engine block heaters and heater cords. Vehicles that have this feature disabled as a remedy to the safety condition will be contacted and offered replacement block heaters and heater cords under a separate customer satisfaction program, free of charge. GM will provide free replacement block heaters and cords under a separate customer satisfaction campaign. For vehicles previously included in recall 19V-328, the heater cord will be replaced and rerouted, free of charge. Interim owner notifications were mailed on August 13, 2021. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on April 4, 2022. Customers may call GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 212329840.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212329840. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 19V328000Received . 318,374 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 vehicles and 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 vehicles and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with Duramax 6.6 liter diesel engines and an optional engine-block heater. The engine block heater cord or the terminals that connect the heater cord to the block heater may short circuit and fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short-circuit may damage the engine components and increase the risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will contact owners, dealers will replace the engine block heater, free of charge. Additionally, in Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 vehicles, dealers will install a new rerouted heater cord. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-586-596-1733. GM's number for this recall is N182206310.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N182206310, -11, -12. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

13 complaints, 20 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2019 GMC Sierra 3500: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes4
Electrical System3
Equipment2
Engine2
Unknown or Other2
Steering1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Power Train1
Exterior Lighting1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
29 Jul 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2019 GMC Sierra 3500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 5 complaints.

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. 19960
  2. 19971
  3. 19982
  4. 19991
  5. 20002
  6. 20012
  7. 20022
  8. 20030
  9. 20040
  10. 20050
  11. 20060
  12. 20073
  13. 20083
  14. 20095
  15. 20105
  16. 20115
  17. 20124
  18. 20134
  19. 20143
  20. 20157
  21. 20167
  22. 20177
  23. 20186
  24. 20197
  25. 20208
  26. 20215
  27. 20223
  28. 20231
  29. 20243
  30. 20251
  31. 20262

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 GMC Sierra 3500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/sierra-3500/2019/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 2019 GMC Sierra 3500?
689,379 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Sierra 3500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra 3500, model years 1996 to 2026. 7 of them name the 2019 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2019 GMC Sierra 3500 name most often?
Service Brakes: 4 of 20 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 GMC Sierra 3500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.