NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2004 GMC Yukon has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 159
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 GMC Yukon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 GMC Yukon
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Yukon, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Yukon, 11 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Yukon, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Yukon, 14 other models
2004 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 159 owner complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon, the newest on September 23, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the service brakes (17%) and the vehicle speed control (9%).
None of the 2004 GMC Yukon's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (126 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System57
- Service Brakes27
- Vehicle Speed Control14
- Engine12
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 24 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 24. 38% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Yukon drew 1.0× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon year in the same window: 9th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 159 complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2004 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted