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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 GMC Yukon XL Recalls

The 2006 GMC Yukon XL has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2006.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
17

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 GMC Yukon XL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2006 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 2004–2005 Yukon XL, 5 other models

06V289000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
05V552000
Reported
December 7, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 32,068
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 22 other models

05V552000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: hub

Campaign
07E106000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2005 Yukon XL, 14 other models

07E106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year

NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2006 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on October 30, 2022. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%).

In complaints about the 2006 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (41%), followed by the service brakes (29%) and the vehicle speed control (18%).

None of the 2006 GMC Yukon XL's 3 recalls concerns the electronic stability control (esc).

Where 2006 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)7
  • Service Brakes5
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 GMC Yukon XL received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20082
20131
20143
20152
20161
20173
20202
20212
20221

Complaints about the 2006 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 12% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 17 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 GMC models

Newest record on this page: October 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted