NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2001 GMC Yukon XL has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 29, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 GMC Yukon XL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2001 GMC Yukon XL
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 05V379000
- Reported
- August 29, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,353,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Yukon XL, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 05V155000
- Reported
- April 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 316,508
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 01V159000
- Reported
- May 17, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 00V343000
- Reported
- October 25, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,659
- Risk NHTSA names
- death
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2006 Yukon XL, 14 other models
2001 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2001 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on February 24, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 6 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (25%), followed by the parking brake (20%) and the service brakes (11%).
1 of the 2001 GMC Yukon XL's 5 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic30
- Parking Brake24
- Service Brakes13
- Fuel System, Gasoline10
- Steering8
- Tires8
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 26 | |
| 2005 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 31. 37% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 GMC Yukon XL drew 0.9× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon XL year in the same window: 9th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 120 complaints about the 2001 GMC Yukon XL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon XL by model year
Other 2001 GMC models
Newest record on this page: February 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted