NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2008 GMC Yukon XL has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 69
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 GMC Yukon XL
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V050000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,641,272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Yukon XL, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V052000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 557,023
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Yukon XL, 13 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Yukon XL, 16 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V441000
- Reported
- August 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 857,735
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Yukon XL, 14 other models
2008 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 69 owner complaints about the 2008 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on August 3, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the air bags (61%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the structure (12%).
2 of the 2008 GMC Yukon XL's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 110,165 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags42
- Electrical System11
- Structure8
- Latches/Locks/Linkages7
- Unknown Or Other7
- Engine3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 15. 9% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 69 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 3, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted