2001 GMC C3 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 GMC C3. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Abs and brake lights come on at the same time! I am concerned that my brakes will fail! Sounds like this is a on going and expensive problem. Ebcm is at fault. *tr”
“Auto dimming mirror ( on a 2001 gmc sierra c-3 pickup is malfunctioning) took to dealership on aug 21 to have mirror and a/c worked on. Auto dimming feature is malfunctioning and at night causes you to see 3 images when there is only one actual. For city driving especially, this causes a safety…”
“I was recently told by the previous owner of my truck that he thought there was a recall in regards to the brakes. Since I had not received a notice of recall, I went to your website and looked it up. I noticed that there was a recall in regards to the rear parking brake. Nhtsa campaign id…”
“The driver's airbag in my 2001 gmc sierra c3 did not deploy in my accident. The impact was head on and primarily damaged the vehicle on the driver's side. The vehicle was traveling approximately 50 mph and I strongly feel that my injuries sustained from the accident could have been far less severe…”
Defect investigations
CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL
IN A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 7, 2007, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (07V-521) TO REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CKP) IN APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8.1 LITER…
CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALL
IN A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 7, 2007, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (07V-521) TO REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CKP) IN APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8.1 LITER…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 GMC C3 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.