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C1172 on GMC vehicles

C1172 is named on 5 GMC model years (2024–2026): 12 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Acadia, Canyon, Savana.

Chassis 5 model years 12 manufacturer filings

Which GMC model years name C1172

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2024 GMC AcadiaElectrical System6—
2025 GMC AcadiaElectrical System3—
2026 GMC AcadiaElectrical System1—
2024 GMC CanyonWheels1—
2024 GMC SavanaElectrical 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 8 Wheels 3 Not specified 1
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GMC filings that name C1172

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names C1172. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What C1172 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

C1172 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 C1172 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 12 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming C1172 on 5 GMC model years (2024–2026). 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 C1172 appear on most?

2024 Acadia (6 documents), 2025 Acadia (3 documents), 2026 Acadia (1 document).

Does C1172 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.