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U0151 on GMC vehicles

U0151 is named on 13 GMC model years (2016–2024): 78 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Yukon, Sierra, Sierra 2500HD, Sierra 3500HD, Acadia and 1 more.

Network 13 model years 78 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which GMC model years name U0151

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 GMC YukonElectrical System16—
2018 GMC YukonEquipment11—
2019 GMC YukonElectrical System8—
2017 GMC SierraElectrical System8—
2016 GMC YukonEquipment7—
2018 GMC SierraElectrical System6—
2020 GMC YukonElectrical System5—
2019 GMC Sierra 2500HDElectrical System5—
2016 GMC SierraEquipment5—
2018 GMC Sierra 3500HDEquipment4—
2019 GMC Sierra 3500HDEquipment2—
2024 GMC CanyonElectrical System—1
2016 GMC AcadiaEquipment1—

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 27 Equipment 21 Steering 9 Visibility/Wiper 5
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GMC filings that name U0151

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0151. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What U0151 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

U0151 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 U0151 a known problem on GMC vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 78 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming U0151 on 13 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 U0151 appear on most?

2017 Yukon (16 documents), 2018 Yukon (11 documents), 2017 Sierra (8 documents).

Does U0151 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.