2015 GMC Terrain: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 GMC Terrain. The newest campaign is 22V165000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Mar 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor. NHTSA has 70 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 22V165000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212352530.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,422,485 units in total.

22V165000Received 17 Mar 2022. 681,509 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on April 21, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212352530.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212352530. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Oct 2022.
22V137000Received 8 Mar 2022. 740,581 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2017 GMC Terrain vehicles. A reflection caused by the headlight housings may illuminate areas above the vehicle and outside of the driver's view with excessively bright light. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The bright reflection may cause a glare for other drivers, reducing their visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install headlamp appliques, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2022. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222363740.
Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N222363740. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Sep 2022.
15V666000Received 16 Oct 2015. 395 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 01320. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Oct 2015.

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

70 complaints, 102 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2015 GMC Terrain
All 2015 vehicles

2015 GMC Terrain: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2015 Terrain	All 2015 vehicles	Terrain, all years	Mentions
Visibility/Wiper	264.7	24.3	118.4	27
Engine	98	126.5	238.7	10
Electrical System	98	110.4	81.4	10
Unknown or Other	88.2	109.1	63.9	9
Power Train	78.4	133.3	99.5	8
Fuel/Propulsion System	68.6	41	41	7
Exterior Lighting	58.8	39.2	14.1	6
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)	58.8	23.7	49.8	6
Structure	49	45.9	34.3	5
Air Bags	39.2	59.9	62.5	4

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash: 3
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 4
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 6 May 2019

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 2015 GMC Terrain, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 26 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2015 GMC Terrain
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA19005	Engineering analysis	Front Wiper Transmission Inoperative	Visibility	13 Dec 2019	28 Nov 2022	22V165000
RQ18002	Recall query	Windshield Wiper Transmission Failure	Visibility	2 Nov 2018	19 Dec 2019

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.

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2015 GMC TerrainThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 GMC Terrain: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/terrain/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
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 2015 GMC Terrain?: 1,422,485 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Terrain have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the GMC Terrain, model years 2010 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 GMC Terrain name most often?: Visibility/Wiper: 27 of 102 component mentions, or 264.7 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 24.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 GMC Terrain open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.