2018 GMC SIERRA 1500

7 safety recall campaigns, 415 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints415
Complaints citing a crash16
Complaints citing a fire3

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 6 of 7

26V3250002026-05-21

AIR BAGS

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.

26V1660002026-03-19

AIR BAGS

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.

25V4320002025-06-26

AIR BAGS

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.

24V7560002024-10-10

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

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.

20V6030002020-10-01

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

A decrease in brake assist can increase the brake pedal effort and distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V7610002019-10-24

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 123POWER TRAIN
  • 62ENGINE
  • 40ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 39SERVICE BRAKES
  • 29STEERING
  • 25UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 10SUSPENSION
  • 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

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Two 2018 GMC SIERRA 1500s 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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