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2020 GMC Sierra 3500

Model year 2020: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 23, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

8 recalls for the 2020 GMC Sierra 3500 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Feb 12, 2026. Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software; power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body

NHTSA counts 1,055 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 8, 2019 to Dec 8, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-083

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 24, 2024. Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body; power train: automatic transmission: control module: software

NHTSA counts 463,295 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-797

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 1, 2024. Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch

NHTSA counts 570,434 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-060

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 17, 2020. Seat belts: critical fasteners; seat belts

NHTSA counts 624,216 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-792

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 30, 2020. Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator

NHTSA counts 769 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-446

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 4, 2020. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch; structure: body: hood

NHTSA counts 272 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-324

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 12, 2020. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 1,909 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-142

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 14, 2019. Seat belts: pretensioner

NHTSA counts 556,399 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 28, 2019 to Oct 31, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-814

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

51 complaints to NHTSA, received from Dec 12, 2019 to Mar 20, 2026.

  • 4 complaints told of a crash, and 2 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 4 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2020 GMC Sierra 3500 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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