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Gmc Canyon · 2021

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V497000·2021-07-01

    2021 GMC Canyon Vehicles Recalled for Incorrect Tire Load Capacity Label

    General Motors is recalling 7,199 2021 GMC Canyon vehicles because the tire and loading information placard lists load capacity 51 pounds higher than intended, increasing the risk of vehicle overload and crashes.

    Product
    GMC — GMC CANYON
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V811000·2020-12-23

    GM Recalls Bolt EV and Other Vehicles for Seat Belt Attachment Defect

    General Motors is recalling multiple 2020-2021 vehicles due to incorrect bolts used to secure seat belts. Improperly fastened seat belts may fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, GMC SUBURBAN, ESCALADE NA, COLORADO, SILVERADO 3500
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20214/5

    4 trims tested for 2021; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2016 · steering 177 complaints, median 65,000 mi
  • 2016 · powertrain 34 complaints, median 9,500 mi
  • 2015 · powertrain 32 complaints, median 15,500 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2024 · electrical 24 complaints
  • 2018 · powertrain 24 complaints, median 25,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,760 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5
  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 8 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2024: 3.4/5 · 205 complaints · most complained-of: lighting
  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 60 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 4.1/5 · 25 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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