NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2004 GMC Yukon XL has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 87
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 GMC Yukon XL, 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 XL
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V289000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,439
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Yukon XL, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Yukon XL, 8 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 XL, 11 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003, 2005–2006 Yukon XL, 14 other models
2004 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on April 27, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the electrical system (34%), followed by the steering (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (10%).
1 of the 2004 GMC Yukon XL's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (67 complaints), the median was 45,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System30
- Steering12
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Service Brakes8
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 19 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2004 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 19. 48% 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 XL drew 1.1× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon XL year in the same window: 6th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 87 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 GMC models
Newest record on this page: April 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted