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P0340 on GMC vehicles A fault in the camshaft position sensor circuit on bank 1

P0340 is named on 12 GMC model years (2016–2020): 57 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Sierra, Sierra 3500HD, Sierra 2500HD.

Powertrain 12 model years 57 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which GMC model years name P0340

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 GMC YukonElectrical System11—
2019 GMC SierraEngine81
2016 GMC SierraEngine8—
2018 GMC YukonElectrical System7—
2017 GMC YukonElectrical System7—
2018 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System4—
2016 GMC Sierra 2500HDEquipment3—
2020 GMC YukonEngine2—
2017 GMC Sierra 2500HDElectrical System2—
2017 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System2—
2016 GMC Sierra 3500HDElectrical System2—
2019 GMC Sierra 3500HDEngine1—

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 28 Engine 26 Equipment 4
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GMC filings that name P0340

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0340. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0340 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

A fault in the camshaft position sensor circuit on bank 1.

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 P0340 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 57 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0340 on 12 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 P0340 appear on most?

2016 Yukon (11 documents), 2019 Sierra (9 documents), 2016 Sierra (8 documents).

Does P0340 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.