The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
GMC Sierra 3500HD: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
GMC reported 80 incidents alleging a death or injury in a GMC Sierra 3500HD, model years 2005–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12,240 | 33 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17,249 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 17,148 | 41 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 20,662 | 39 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19,358 | 21 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 27,249 | 37 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19,886 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 41,587 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28,447 | 3.5 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 37 | 1 |
| Fire | 13 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 13 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 9 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 1 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 1 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the GMC Sierra 3500HD puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the GMC Sierra 3500HD, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-09 | 2024 | ID | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-17 | 2019 | SD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-20 | 2020 | WA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2024 | SD | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-18 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-12 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-17 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-10 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-03 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-08 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Fire | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-22 | 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-15 | 2024 | — | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-22 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-03-25 | 2017 | CO | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-12-26 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-23 | 2018 | CA | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-06 | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-12 | 2020 | OR | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-19 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-17 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-04-20 | 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-07 | 2022 | MS | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Electrical System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-20 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-10 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-30 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 5 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-21 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-13 | 2022 | MT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-30 | 2020 | — | 0 | 4 | Electrical System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-06-27 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-17 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-04 | 2021 | MT | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-11-20 | 2021 | VA | 0 | 4 | Power Train | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-25 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-16 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-23 | 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Suspension System · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-22 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 2 | Visibility | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-24 | 2020 | OR | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-02-15 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-12 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-20 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 2 | Tires · Rollover | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-06-15 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2019 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-24 | 2020 | ID | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-08-30 | 2019 | NV | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-03 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-19 | 2017 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-11-04 | 2015 | OK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Fire | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-07 | 2018 | NH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q4 |
| 2016-12-17 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-05 | 2013 | FL | 1 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-07-22 | 2008 | MT | 1 | 0 | Fuel System · Structure · Fire · Rollover · ESC | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-01-14 | 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-12 | 2009 | LA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-12-10 | 2013 | MT | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-11-22 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2015-08-20 | 2006 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2014-12-14 | 2011 | WY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-10-08 | 2009 | TX | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-06-06 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2014-05-08 | 2008 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q3 |
| 2012-03-13 | 2012 | IN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-11-20 | 2008 | MN | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-11-20 | 2008 | MN | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-10-13 | 2007 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-02-03 | 2005 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-11-02 | 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2009-06-09 | 2007 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice GMC received alleging a death or injury in a GMC Sierra 3500HD and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Sierra 3500HD that sold more will have more rows. All GMC models · What these reports are, and are not.