2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 GMC Terrain. Owners have filed 36 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 2021 GMC Terrain. Check your Terrain 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 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 GMC Terrain, reporting 4 crashes, 4 injuries. GMC has issued at least 696 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 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 GMC Terrain. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owned a 2021 GMC Terrain. The contact stated while the brake pedal was depressed, it was released and the vehicle suddenly accelerated aggressively.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11612312
“I was in a in a 70 miles an hour highway accident and was hit in front driver side door, went up embankment and hit a tree then rolled backwards onto the highway. No airbags deployed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11568581
“Automatic Emergency brakes have unnecessarily or prematurely activated on 2 separate occasions causing my car to stop very abruptly which has resulted in Neck, Shoulder and back pain. I have been very lucky in the recent past and today that a vehicle was not directly behind me.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11537561
“i WAS GOING TO MY SONS HOME WHICH IS LOCATED ON A STEEP DOWHILL STREET WITH SEVERAL TURNS, ONE OF THER ALMOST 90 DEGREES.aS i STARTED TO DESEND THE HILL AND GAIN SPEED, I DEPRESSED THE FOOT BRAKE. iT DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11431951
“I have had my check engine light come on for P0299. I've lost power while on the road. Had my turbo replaced and now the same issue is starting again. I'm afraid of my car stalling out again with my child in the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11767928
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 GMC Terrain 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.