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CarsLore / GMC / Sierra / 1991

1991 GMC Sierra

12 owner complaints — #28 of 33 Sierra model years. 1 recall, 4 service bulletins.

12complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
1recalls
4manufacturer bulletins
108,500 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1991 GMC Sierra, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Service brakes, hydraulic6
  • Tires1
  • Exterior lighting1
  • Unknown or other1
  • Seat belts1
  • Visibility1
  • Steering1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’82’88’91’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’1512’82’88’91’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’1512
198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 8 1991 Sierra vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1991 GMC Sierra failed the safety check 0.79% of the time — 30% less often than the average 1991 passenger car (1.13%). Median odometer at inspection: 150,909 miles.

635first inspections
0.79%failed on safety
150,909 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.8%1.6%’88’90’91’92’94’96’98’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’260.8%0.0%0.8%1.6%’88’91’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’260.8%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In New Zealand

1 1991 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

93V119000 · Service brakes, hydraulic2 Aug 1993 · 341,364 vehicles

SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What GMC told its dealers about the 1991 GMC Sierra: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
634999DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
10209734This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.
10007838DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT
10005412SPRING SLAP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE GMT 400 SERIES TRUCK. *MN

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)