NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2005 GMC Yukon XL has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 42
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 GMC Yukon XL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 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 2004, 2006 Yukon XL, 5 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
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Yukon XL, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V376000
- Reported
- August 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,103
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006 Yukon XL, 14 other models
2005 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on March 16, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the engine (17%) and the service brakes (12%).
None of the 2005 GMC Yukon XL's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System13
- Engine7
- Service Brakes5
- Steering4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Power Train3
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 6. 29% 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 XL drew 0.4× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon XL year in the same window: 10th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 42 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 GMC models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted