NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2009 GMC Yukon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 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
- 94
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 GMC Yukon
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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 Yukon, 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 2007–2008 Yukon, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V053000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 692,526
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2013 Yukon, 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 2007–2008 Yukon, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 09V154000
- Reported
- May 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2009 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 94 owner complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon, the newest on January 28, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the structure (16%) and the electrical system (9%).
3 of the 2009 GMC Yukon's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags35
- Unknown Or Other30
- Structure15
- Electrical System8
- Steering6
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 17. 5% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 94 complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2009 GMC models
Newest record on this page: January 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted