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B101D on GMC vehicles

B101D is named on 38 GMC model years (2016–2023): 99 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Acadia, Terrain, Canyon, Savana and 3 more.

Body 38 model years 99 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which GMC model years name B101D

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 GMC YukonElectrical System8—
2017 GMC YukonElectrical System6—
2016 GMC AcadiaElectrical System5—
2016 GMC TerrainElectrical System5—
2022 GMC TerrainBack Over Prevention4—
2016 GMC CanyonElectrical System4—
2016 GMC SavanaElectrical System4—
2016 GMC SierraElectrical System4—
2016 GMC Sierra 2500HDElectrical System4—
2019 GMC AcadiaEquipment21
2017 GMC AcadiaElectrical System3—
2017 GMC CanyonElectrical System3—
2017 GMC SavanaElectrical System3—
2017 GMC TerrainElectrical System3—
2023 GMC AcadiaBack Over Prevention2—
2023 GMC Sierra 2500HDEquipment2—
2023 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System2—
2023 GMC TerrainElectrical System2—
2022 GMC AcadiaElectrical System2—
2022 GMC Sierra 2500HDEquipment2—
2022 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System2—
2021 GMC AcadiaBack Over Prevention2—
2021 GMC Sierra 2500HDEquipment2—
2021 GMC Sierra 3500HDBack Over Prevention2—
2021 GMC TerrainEquipment2—
2020 GMC AcadiaBack Over Prevention2—
2020 GMC Sierra 2500HDEquipment2—
2020 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System2—
2020 GMC TerrainElectrical System2—
2019 GMC TerrainElectrical System2—
2018 GMC SierraElectrical System2—
2018 GMC AcadiaElectrical System1—
2018 GMC CanyonElectrical System1—
2018 GMC SavanaElectrical System1—
2018 GMC Sierra 2500HDElectrical System1—
2017 GMC Sierra 2500HDElectrical System1—
2017 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System1—
2016 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 65 Equipment 21 Back Over Prevention 11 Air Bags 2
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What GMC owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

found code B101D for internal failure and not responding to any programming or commands
2019 GMC Acadia Feb 12, 2024 NHTSA owner report

GMC filings that name B101D

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names B101D. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What B101D means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

B101D is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what GMC and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is B101D a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 99 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming B101D on 38 GMC model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which GMC models does B101D appear on most?

2016 Yukon (8 documents), 2017 Yukon (6 documents), 2016 Acadia (5 documents).

Does B101D on a GMC mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.