IllustrationTHE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN I AM STILL USING LIKE THAT THE TRUCK HAS 40500 MILES, IT FEELS MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING ON A STREET, DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IS NOT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL.
2017 GMC Sierra 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 181.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
420–25K
3925–50K
3050–75K
1275–100K
13100–150K
1150K+
137 reports with mileage · 216 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 117 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 100 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
14 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
353 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOW LEWIS MOTORS DEALER (530-763-2923, LOCATED AT 2913 COLUSA HWY, YUBA CITY, CA 95993) WHERE IT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOW LEWIS MOTORS DEALER (530-763-2923, LOCATED AT 2913 COLUSA HWY, YUBA CITY, CA 95993) WHERE IT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASTRIA BUICK GMC (1525 NEW STATE HWY, RAYNHAM, MA 02767, (508) 880-7000) TO BE REPAI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MASTRIA BUICK GMC (1525 NEW STATE HWY, RAYNHAM, MA 02767, (508) 880-7000) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *BF *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ON ONE OCCASION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE RESPONDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ON ONE OCCASION, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE RESPONDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREG LAIR BUICK GMC (16200 CANYON DR, CANYON, TX 79015, (806) 553-5706) ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,042.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT REGULATED SPEED, MY WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND ONE OF THE WHEELS WAS LOWER IN AIR PSI COMPARING TO THE OTHER 3. I THOUGHT THE TIRES WERE ALREADY WORN OUT SO COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I REPLACED THE TIRES, I SAW THAT THE WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ONCE AGAIN SO I WENT BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP AND WHAT THEY FOU…
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WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT REGULATED SPEED, MY WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND ONE OF THE WHEELS WAS LOWER IN AIR PSI COMPARING TO THE OTHER 3. I THOUGHT THE TIRES WERE ALREADY WORN OUT SO COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I REPLACED THE TIRES, I SAW THAT THE WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ONCE AGAIN SO I WENT BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP AND WHAT THEY FOUND OUT WAS THAT THE RIM HAS A SLIGHT CRACK ON THE INNER SIDE AND AIR WAS LEAKING OUT, THE WEEK FOLLOWING THE TIRE REPLACEMENT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A SOLUTION AND THEY FAILED TO ASSIST ME AND DENIED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT CANT DECIDE WHAT GEAR IT WANTS AT SPEEDS AROUND 40MPH. IT HAS REVVED UP AND THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR GOING INTO GARAGE AND HAS EVEN DONE IT GOING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME! THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE SO…
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THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT CANT DECIDE WHAT GEAR IT WANTS AT SPEEDS AROUND 40MPH. IT HAS REVVED UP AND THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR GOING INTO GARAGE AND HAS EVEN DONE IT GOING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME! THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE PER GM, CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO NO AVAIL. DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT IN TRYING TO FIND AND REPAIR ISSUE BUT ALL THEY TELL ME IS GM IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE ONLY THING THEY ARE ALLOWED IS TO REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE AND SEND IT HOME. THE DEALER HAS EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE IN ONLY THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION. I KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE NEW 10 SPEED. GM HAS EVEN SAID THAT IS WHY THEY CAME OUR WITH IT BECAUSE THE 8 SPEED HAS ISSUES. I KNOW GM WILL SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IF A VEHICLE JUMPS INTO GEAR AND HITS A PEDESTRIAN, WHO WILL BE TO BLAME! MY TRUCK HAS 46,000 MILES AND IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOUR TIMES TO DEMAROIS BUICK GMC MERCEDES-BENZ (3115 W BROADWAY ST, MISSOULA, MT 59808, (406) 721-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOUR TIMES TO DEMAROIS BUICK GMC MERCEDES-BENZ (3115 W BROADWAY ST, MISSOULA, MT 59808, (406) 721-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-526--2561452. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
LOST BRAKE ASSIST. COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WHET TO THE FLOOR AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES STARTED CHATTERING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK AND TOOK 2 FEET TO STOP. I WAS ON A 170 MILE TRIP AND ALMOST HIT SOMEONE 2 TIMES.
NOW WHILE A TRIP TO WHICH I ROLLED OVER 39000 MILES, I HAVE A BALL JOINT EXPLODE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND CAUSING ME TO NOW NEED THAT REPAIRED, NEW TIRE, AND FULL ALIGNMENT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I HAVE USED FOR YEARS AND AM TOLD TO BAD AT 36031 MILES YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN AS WARRANTY IS OVER AND HAVE HAD TO TA…
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NOW WHILE A TRIP TO WHICH I ROLLED OVER 39000 MILES, I HAVE A BALL JOINT EXPLODE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND CAUSING ME TO NOW NEED THAT REPAIRED, NEW TIRE, AND FULL ALIGNMENT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I HAVE USED FOR YEARS AND AM TOLD TO BAD AT 36031 MILES YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN AS WARRANTY IS OVER AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE TO FIRESTONE DUE TO SAFETY EMERGENCY AS IT WAS THE CLOSEST REPAIR CENTER TO WHERE I WAS AND DRIVING ANY MORE ON THIS WAS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER. I CALL IN AND GET THE YEP WARRANTY IS OVER CONVERSATION AS WELL. I THEN LOOK AND FIND THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT ON THE 2017 IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. SEEMS THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH QUALITY AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PUT IN ON THIS AS IT IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IS HAPPENING AT AN ALARMING RATE. A BALL JOINT SHOULDN'T BE EXPLODED LIKE THIS IN 39000 MILES ON ANY VEHICLE. FORUMS AND THE REPAIR CENTER I WENT TO SAID THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND THAT THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART.
DISPLAY SCREEN TO BRIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY IS SO BRIGHT YOU CAN NOT SEE YOUR EXTERIOR MIRRORS OR OUT ANY OF THE WINDOWS TO SEE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE YOU ARE BLINDED WHILE BACKING UP. WHEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD …
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DISPLAY SCREEN TO BRIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY IS SO BRIGHT YOU CAN NOT SEE YOUR EXTERIOR MIRRORS OR OUT ANY OF THE WINDOWS TO SEE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE YOU ARE BLINDED WHILE BACKING UP. WHEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS. AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS???
Official recalls
519V761000 · Electronic Stability Control (esc); Service Brakes; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:wheel Speed Sensor/tone Ring
Oct 24, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Service Brakes
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:wheel Speed Sensor/tone Ring
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
19V645000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum
Sep 6, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.
17V487000 · Child Seat:tether: Connector/clip
Aug 3, 2017
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The owner's manual for the affected vehicles may be missing instructions on how to use the tether anchorage and child restraint anchorage systems. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the instructions are missing from the owner's manual, the child seat may be installed incorrectly and not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected insert for the owners manual, free of charge. The recall began on September 25, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 17307.
17V437000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner
Jul 10, 2017
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Seat Belts:pretensioner
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
Air Bags:frontal
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.
16V651000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner
Sep 8, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Seat Belts:pretensioner
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Air Bags:frontal
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
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NHTSA investigations
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