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C0544 on GMC vehicles

C0544 is named on 9 GMC model years (2016–2020): 50 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Sierra, Sierra 2500HD, Sierra 3500HD.

Chassis 9 model years 50 manufacturer filings

Which GMC model years name C0544

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 GMC YukonSteering15—
2017 GMC YukonElectrical System10—
2016 GMC SierraEquipment7—
2018 GMC YukonElectrical System5—
2019 GMC YukonSteering4—
2020 GMC YukonSteering3—
2016 GMC Sierra 2500HDVisibility/Wiper3—
2019 GMC Sierra 2500HDSteering2—
2019 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 16 Steering 15 Equipment 7 Visibility/Wiper 5
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GMC filings that name C0544

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names C0544. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What C0544 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

C0544 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

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 C0544 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 50 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming C0544 on 9 GMC model years (2016–2020). 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 C0544 appear on most?

2016 Yukon (15 documents), 2017 Yukon (10 documents), 2016 Sierra (7 documents).

Does C0544 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.