20V011000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2008 GMC SIERRA 3500
3 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints28
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
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 3 of 3
15V324000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
14V407000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the fusible link melts it may come into contact with adjacent components, damage the electrical center cover, the nearby wiring harness conduit and other vehicle components, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 17AIR BAGS
- 2TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- 1ENGINE
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- 1SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2008 GMC SIERRA 3500s 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.