NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2009 GMC Yukon XL 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 XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 GMC Yukon XL, 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 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 2007–2008 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 2007–2008 Yukon XL, 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 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 XL, 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 XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on July 9, 2021. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the engine (13%) and the structure (13%).
3 of the 2009 GMC Yukon XL's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 46,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Unknown Or Other6
- Engine3
- Structure3
- Back Over Prevention1
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 5. 13% 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 23 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 GMC models
Newest record on this page: July 9, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted