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P0513 on GMC vehicles

P0513 is named on 21 GMC model years (2016–2024): 82 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Terrain, Sierra, Acadia, Sierra 2500HD and 2 more.

Powertrain 21 model years 82 manufacturer filings

Which GMC model years name P0513

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 GMC YukonElectrical System10—
2022 GMC TerrainEquipment8—
2017 GMC SierraEngine6—
2016 GMC SierraEngine6—
2021 GMC TerrainEquipment5—
2020 GMC TerrainEngine5—
2019 GMC TerrainEquipment5—
2018 GMC TerrainElectrical System5—
2022 GMC AcadiaElectrical System4—
2021 GMC AcadiaElectrical System4—
2020 GMC AcadiaEquipment4—
2019 GMC AcadiaElectrical System4—
2023 GMC AcadiaElectrical System3—
2023 GMC TerrainElectrical System3—
2016 GMC Sierra 2500HDEngine3—
2019 GMC Sierra 2500HDEngine2—
2024 GMC TerrainNot specified1—
2022 GMC CanyonNot specified1—
2021 GMC CanyonNot specified1—
2020 GMC CanyonElectrical System1—
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 23 Equipment 15 Not specified 5
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GMC filings that name P0513

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0513. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0513 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0513 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 P0513 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 82 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0513 on 21 GMC model years (2016–2024). 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 P0513 appear on most?

2016 Yukon (10 documents), 2022 Terrain (8 documents), 2017 Sierra (6 documents).

Does P0513 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.