Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2011 Sierra 1500.
The top section of the dashboard has multiple cracks including areas directly behind the instrument cluster and around the passenger side airbags. The airbag section is the most troubling, as it would appear the broken sections could become airborne at a high rate of velocity in the event of an airbag deployment.
Dashboard around the passenger side airbag is cracked in 2 corners.
Takata recall - several cracks have formed on the top of the dashboard. The biggest crack is located at the top corner of the passenger side airbag. Cracks appeared overtime despite the fact that the truck is mostly garage kept.