2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 GMC Acadia. Owners have filed 386 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any GMC dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 GMC Acadia. Check your Acadia by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 386 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 GMC Acadia, reporting 5 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries. GMC has issued at least 825 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 386 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 GMC Acadia. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, she noticed that the engine caught on fire with no warning light illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11596514
“The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in park with the engine running, the vehicle suddenly rolled away. As a result of the failure, the vehicle crashed into another parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11586202
“Unnecessary safety feature sounds and alerts distract driver's normal driving and viewing habits. Any which could be turned off, have been. Every time the car is started, there is a message that these warnings have been turned off.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11579859
“The contact owns a 2019 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the brake pedal was applied but failed to slow the vehicle down. As a result, the contact rear ended a Chevrolet Tahoe. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11441919
“The Rear Hood was opened to get groceries. All of a sudden the hood came down on my back. I had to push the hood up manually, and tried to close with remote or with button on the hood but the Rear hood would not close. I then had to manually close the hood.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11432670
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 GMC Acadia is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any GMC dealer.