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2013 GMC Acadia Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2013 GMC Acadia has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,515,870 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 191 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 21V246000 2021-04-08 108 affected
Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Consequence

Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at…

SEAT BELTS 14V266000 2014-05-20 1,339,355 affected
Defect

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook…

Consequence

If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.

Remedy

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for…

AIR BAGS 14V118000 2014-03-17 1,176,407 affected
Defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the…

Consequence

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463.…

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
37
5fires
AIR BAGS
28
3crashes3injuries
POWER TRAIN
27
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE
21
4fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
20
3fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
9
STEERING
8
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
6
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
2fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
Total complaints191

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2013 gmc acadia. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v118000 (air bags); and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted but the manufacturer was not contacted.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2026-04-13

“Dear sir/madam, for the 3rd time now, my transmission is being rebuilt. After purchasing it from the dealership and it was still under warranty gmc bakersfield rebuilt the transmission, then again in 2020 at 119,000 miles it broke down again and all automatic in bakersfield rebuilt it for $3500…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-02-05

“Dear sir/madam, for the 3rd time now, my transmission is being rebuilt. After purchasing it from the dealership and it was still under warranty gmc bakersfield rebuilt the transmission, then again in 2020 at 119,000 miles it broke down again and all automatic in bakersfield rebuilt it for $3500…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-02-05

“I bought a 2013 gmc acadia with a 3.6l engine and I was driving it home, and the engine locked up on me, and it didn’t throw a code or anything, it just shut off and wouldn’t start back up, and later I find out that it had an oil leak from somewhere and now I have to have the engine replaced,…”

ENGINE · reported 2025-07-02

“Unknown, the vehicle will begin to jerk or shake when it gets up to about 30 - 40mph then levels out. Sometimes it will repeat the jerking when traveling at speed of 50 - 60mph for a few seconds then levels out. Sometimes the vehicle hesitate on take off from a stopped position.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2024-08-15

“My 2013 gmc acadia started fire on april 9, 2024 around 11pm in the driveway of our home. The vehicle was parked and off. The vehicle wasn’t used during the day. The last day of use was on april 8, 2024 around 6pm. The fire department stated it was potentially an electrical fire within the…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-04-09

“My 2013 gmc acadia started fire on april 9, 2024 around 11pm in the driveway of our home. The vehicle was parked and off. The vehicle wasn’t used during the day. The last day of use was on april 8, 2024 around 6pm. The fire department stated it was potentially an electrical fire within the…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2024-04-09

“My 2013 gmc acadia started fire on april 9, 2024 around 11pm in the driveway of our home. The vehicle was parked and off. The vehicle wasn’t used during the day. The last day of use was on april 8, 2024 around 6pm. The fire department stated it was potentially an electrical fire within the…”

ENGINE · reported 2024-04-09

Defect investigations

Investigation EA20002 Opened 2020-08-31 · closed 2024-08-30

Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On August 31, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) EA20002, as an upgrade of Recall Query (RQ) RQ19003. This investigation, related to recall 14V-266, was opened to investigate instances of detachment of the flexible steel seat belt anchor cable attached to the outboard…

Investigation EA20002 Opened 2020-08-31 · closed 2024-08-30

Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On August 31, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) EA20002, as an upgrade of Recall Query (RQ) RQ19003. This investigation, related to recall 14V-266, was opened to investigate instances of detachment of the flexible steel seat belt anchor cable attached to the outboard…

Investigation EA20002 Opened 2020-08-31 · closed 2024-08-30

Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On August 31, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) EA20002, as an upgrade of Recall Query (RQ) RQ19003. This investigation, related to recall 14V-266, was opened to investigate instances of detachment of the flexible steel seat belt anchor cable attached to the outboard…

Investigation RQ19003 Opened 2019-05-28 · closed 2020-08-31

Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On May 19, 2014, General Motors LLC (GM) notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that it would conduct Safety Recall 14V266 to address fatigue and separation of the flexible steel cable that connects the front outboard seat belts to the seat-mounted belt pre-tensioner in 1.4 million model year (MY)…

Investigation RQ19003 Opened 2019-05-28 · closed 2020-08-31

Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On May 19, 2014, General Motors LLC (GM) notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that it would conduct Safety Recall 14V266 to address fatigue and separation of the flexible steel cable that connects the front outboard seat belts to the seat-mounted belt pre-tensioner in 1.4 million model year (MY)…

Investigation RQ19003 Opened 2019-05-28 · closed 2020-08-31

Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

On May 19, 2014, General Motors LLC (GM) notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) that it would conduct Safety Recall 14V266 to address fatigue and separation of the flexible steel cable that connects the front outboard seat belts to the seat-mounted belt pre-tensioner in 1.4 million model year (MY)…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 GMC Acadia as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.