GMC Sierra 2500 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every GMC Sierra 2500 model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,764
NHTSA complaints
43
recall campaigns
24,096
service bulletins (TSBs)
8
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 GMC Sierra 2500 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 2025 GMC Sierra 2500 | 26 | 1 | 360 |
| 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 | 103 | 4 | 846 |
| 2023 GMC Sierra 2500 | 32 | 1 | 761 |
| 2022 GMC Sierra 2500 | 43 | 3 | 967 |
| 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 | 51 | 6 | 1,060 |
| 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 | 74 | 9 | 1,390 |
| 2019 GMC Sierra 2500 | 32 | 7 | 943 |
| 2018 GMC Sierra 2500 | 35 | 5 | 1,117 |
| 2017 GMC Sierra 2500 | 37 | 6 | 888 |
| 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 | 59 | 5 | 1,582 |
| 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 | 89 | 6 | 2,216 |
| 2014 GMC Sierra 2500 | 30 | 2 | 1,810 |
| 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 | 46 | 3 | 1,681 |
| 2012 GMC Sierra 2500 | 31 | 3 | 1,723 |
| 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 | 63 | 4 | 1,576 |
| 2010 GMC Sierra 2500 | 10 | 5 | — |
| 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 | 31 | 5 | 1,176 |
| 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 | 63 | 3 | 1,124 |
| 2007 GMC Sierra 2500 | 83 | 3 | 1,149 |
| 2006 GMC Sierra 2500 | 66 | 1 | 388 |
| 2005 GMC Sierra 2500 | 115 | 1 | 383 |
| 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 | 143 | 1 | 310 |
| 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 | 160 | 0 | 203 |
| 2002 GMC Sierra 2500 | 134 | 1 | 146 |
| 2001 GMC Sierra 2500 | 134 | 2 | 140 |
| 2000 GMC Sierra 2500 | 48 | 1 | 128 |
| 1999 GMC Sierra 2500 | 36 | 0 | 29 |
| 1998 GMC Sierra 2500 | 15 | 0 | — |
| 1997 GMC Sierra 2500 | 14 | 0 | — |
Common problems
- GMC Sierra 2500 electrical system problems286
- GMC Sierra 2500 service brakes problems249
- GMC Sierra 2500 service brakes, hydraulic problems223
- GMC Sierra 2500 power train problems195
- GMC Sierra 2500 air bags problems165
- GMC Sierra 2500 steering problems126
- GMC Sierra 2500 engine problems124
- GMC Sierra 2500 structure problems92
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · opened Apr 9, 2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · opened Jun 12, 2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
- NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · opened Feb 4, 2008 · closed Jun 12, 2008