Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2026 GMC Sierra
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2026 GMC Sierra
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
- Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA campaign 26V129000 · reported 5 March 2026 · owner letters mailed 8 April 2026 - Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
NHTSA campaign 26V114000 · reported 26 February 2026 · owner letters mailed 16 April 2026
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2026 GMC Sierra repair orders.
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