NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2005 GMC Yukon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 85
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 GMC Yukon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 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 2003–2004 Yukon, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 05V103000
- Reported
- March 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 707
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator
- Campaign
- 05V055000
- Reported
- February 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,194
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Yukon, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Yukon, 14 other models
2005 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon, the newest on January 15, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2005 GMC Yukon's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System28
- Service Brakes11
- Power Train8
- Engine7
- Air Bags6
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 13. 20% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 GMC Yukon drew 0.3× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon year in the same window: 13th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 85 complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2005 GMC models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted