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2025 GMC Sierra EV

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 9 safety complaints about the 2025 GMC Sierra EV with the US government. Of those, 1 describes a crash, 2 people were injured and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the seat belts.

The most complained-about system is visibility and the wipers, named in 3 complaints, 33% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2025 to October 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

9 complaints on file

9

Complaints

1

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

2

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 · 33%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 22%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 · 22%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 11%
ENGINE 1 · 11%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 11%
LANE DEPARTURE 1 · 11%
POWER TRAIN 1 · 11%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 11%
STEERING 1 · 11%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 · 11%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 11%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 9.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 5.

8 6 4 2
25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2025 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2025 GMC SIERRA EV, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test PU/CC AWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 11.1%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE

25V015000 · January 16, 2025

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV and 2024-2025 GMC Sierra EV pickup trucks. The bolt that secures the rear center seat belt assembly to the seat structure may not have been properly tightened.
The risk
An improperly secured seat belt assembly may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
GM will tighten the bolt that attaches the center seat belt assembly to the rear seat structure, free of charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory and, therefore, no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-888-988-7267, or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N242489901.

General Motors, LLC · up to 5 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

1 injured · crash · towed · 9,800 miles

The contact owned a 2025 GMC Sierra EV. While the contact’s husband was driving 69 MPH, the Super Cruise control feature became inoperable. The driver dozed off while operating the vehicle, and there was no audible alert to alert the contact. The contact stated that due to the failure, the vehicle traveled through an intersection, crossed over other lanes, and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags deployed during the crash. The contact sustained bruise on the arm and scratches in the crash. A Police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a service center and was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact stated that the super cruise feature should have alerted the

NHTSA complaint 11768521, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured

Repeated failures on my 2025 GMC Sierra EV. The truck shows 'Service High Voltage Battery' and the high voltage battery makes a high-pitched hissing noise; it has thrown battery errors twice. The A/C has failed repeatedly; this summer a passenger in the truck overheated and suffered heat stroke because the A/C was not working. Super Cruise and other driver safety features consistently fail while driving. The GPS/telematics module has failed (GPS never finds a location). The truck was at Bob Howard GMC in Edmond, OK from [XXX] to [XXX] (repair order [XXX], 41 days) for the telematics module and A/C, and went back on [XXX] for the A/C and battery and is still in the shop. GM case number

NHTSA complaint 11774289, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VISIBILITY/WIPER
The HVAC airflow-direction system failed and no longer correctly controls where the air is directed. Even when the windshield defrost setting is not selected, the system continuously sends airflow toward the windshield. This unwanted airflow causes condensation and fogging on the windshield that cannot be turned off or redirected, impairing the driver's visibility and creating a significant safety hazard. The airflow is also defective in the other ventilation zones. Air is not consistently directed to the selected dashboard, floor, or other vents, and the HVAC system does not operate as designed. This results in poor climate control and significant discomfort for the driver and passengers.

NHTSA complaint 11754684, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle electrical propulsion system became inoperable creating a hazard to occupants in a temperature control required climate Vehicles visual control showing speed and all other information went completely black while vehicle was in motion.

NHTSA complaint 11714073. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VISIBILITY/WIPER
The passenger side outside rear view mirror does not provide for a clear view on the passenger side of the vehicle. The adjustments on the mirror cannot be set to reduce or eliminate a blind spot on the vehicle. The mirror is not like a normal mirror from other vehicles. I have almost hit several vehicles due to the lack of clear view with the mirror. To give an idea of the blind spot, a vehicle can be seen in the rear view mirror but not seen in the side view mirror or it gives a false distance of where the vehicle is on side mirror. There is no verbiage on the side view mirror of objects appear closer like other mirrors do.

NHTSA complaint 11677947. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
My 2025 GMC Denali EV has experienced repeated safety-critical issues, including severe torque pull under acceleration, making it difficult to maintain safe lane position and compromising steering control. This behavior persists even after inspection and is documented on video. The vehicle has also had repeated service brake assist faults, including one critical failure at under 6,000 miles and additional incidents that resulted in me being stranded out of state. Additionally, I have experienced ghost braking while reversing, where the vehicle unexpectedly applies brake force even when parking assist features are manually disabled. I have performed comparative testing with an identical

NHTSA complaint 11670638, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the GMC Sierra EV

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2026 5 4 —

Other 2025 GMC models

Sierra 1500 130 Acadia 69 Yukon 58 Sierra 2500 28 Yukon XL 28 Sierra 3500 18 Canyon 8

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every GMC on this site — 150 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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